Epidemiology and risk factors of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in healthcare-associated infections: development of an exploratory risk assessment model in a Moroccan regional hospital
Asmaa Dihmane, Rafik Aniba, Habiba Raqraq, Amina Ressmi, Kaotar Nayme, Mohammed Timinouni, Abouddihaj Barguigua · 2025
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Hospital infections with germs that shrug off many antibiotics are a growing threat, above all in lower-income settings. Asmaa Dihmane and co-authors studied such infections at a regional hospital in Morocco in 2025, comparing 188 patients whose Gram-negative infections were drug-resistant or not. They mined records for what set the resistant cases apart.
More than half the infections were multidrug-resistant. Recent antibiotic use in the prior ninety days was the strongest risk factor, followed by a recent hospital stay and use of a urinary catheter. Bloodstream infection and one common germ went the other way, with lower odds of resistance. A five-item bedside score sorted patients into risk groups with strong accuracy. The authors urge tighter infection control and antibiotic stewardship.
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| CREATOR | Asmaa Dihmane, Rafik Aniba, Habiba Raqraq, Amina Ressmi, Kaotar Nayme, Mohammed Timinouni, Abouddihaj Barguigua |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |