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Analysis of Microbial Profile Shifts in Bloodstream Infections Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tertiary Care Facility in Iran

  • By

  • Sebastiana Silva Sabino

  • Alexia Máximo Fernandes

  • Natália Ludendorff Queiroz

  • Cristiane Silveira de Brito

  • Lícia Ludendorff Queiroz

  • Celsa Raquel Villaverde Melgarejo

  • Paulo P. Gontijo Filho

  • Rosineide Marques Ribas

  • September 16, 2026

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    Jafarpour et al. analyzed bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in Iran before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Gram-negative organisms predominated in bloodstream infections, with significant increases in Enterobacterales and decreases in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

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    Antimicrobial resistance notably rose during the pandemic, particularly among Gram-negative pathogens and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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    The study highlighted the impact of increased empirical antibiotic use during the pandemic on antimicrobial resistance patterns.

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    Ongoing surveillance is critical for informing empirical antibiotic therapy and enhancing infection control strategies.

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Comment on: Changes in microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infections before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary teaching hospital in Iran

  • by Sebastiana Silva Sabino, Alexia Máximo Fernandes, Natália Ludendorff Queiroz, Cristiane Silveira de Brito, Lícia Ludendorff Queiroz, Celsa Raquel Villaverde Melgarejo, Paulo P. Gontijo Filho, Rosineide Marques Ribas

  • September 16, 2026

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