Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales incidence in the South-East Asia region: an observational study

• Main Authors: Kyaw Zaw Linn (Author), Stephanie Sutjipto (Author), Oon Tek Ng (Author), Jeanette Teo (Author), Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng (Author), Thean Yen Tan (Author), Surinder Kaur Pada (Author), Say Tat Ooi (Author), Nares Smitasin (Author), Koh Cheng Thoon (Author), Xiaowei Huan (Author), Partha Pratim De (Author), Douglas Chan (Author), Nancy Wen Sim Tee (Author), Michelle Ang (Author), Li Yang Hsu (Author), Raymond Tzer Pin Lin (Author), Tong Yong Ng (Author), Rama Narayana Deepak (Author), Tse Hsien Koh (Author), Anucha Apisarnthanarak (Author), Sasheela Ponnampalavanar (Author), Indumathi Venkatachalam (Author), Kalisvar Marimuthu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to an initial increase in the incidence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) from clinical cultures in South-East Asia hospitals, which was unsustained as the pandemic progressed. Conversely, there was a decrease in CRE incidence from surveillance cultures and ove...