Extensively drug-resistant and association in a Romanian intensive care unit: risk factors for acquisition.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for extensively drug-resistant (XDR) (AB) and XDR association in the largest intensive care unit (ICU) in Western Romania.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective case-controlled study was conducted between January 2016 and December 2016 in the ICU of the "Pius Brînzeu" County Emergency Clinical Hospital of Timi oara. Data were collected, in strict confidentiality, from the electronic database of the Microbiology Laboratory and the hospital's electronic medical records.

Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: A Retrospective Study of Trends in a Tertiary Healthcare Unit.

Bacterial multidrug resistance is particularly common in Gram-negative bacilli (GNB), with important clinical consequences regarding their spread and treatment options. The aim of this study was to investigate the trend of multidrug-resistant GNB (MDR-GNB) in high-risk hospital departments, between 2000⁻2015, in intervals of five years, with the intention of improving antibiotic therapy policies and optimising preventive and control practices. This is an observational, retrospective study performed in three departments of the most important tertiary healthcare unit in the southwestern part of Romania: the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the General Surgery Department (GSD), and the Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Department (NMDD).