A Change in Nosocomial Infections among Surgical ICU Patients in the COVID-19 Era and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry-A Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 1510
• Main Authors: Jedud, Leon, Cicvarić, Ana, Bogdan, Maja, Koulenti, Despoina, Rello, Jordi, Debeljak, Željko, Kralik, Kristina, Mandic, Dario, Kvolik, Slavica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 23.07.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Bacteria; Cerebrospinal fluid; Chi-square test; Control methods; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; Croatia; Cross-sectional studies; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Gene frequency; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Health aspects; Hospital patients; Hospitals; Identification; Infection; Intensive care; MALDI-MS; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; microbiology; Microorganisms; Mortality; Nosocomial infection; Nosocomial infections; Pandemics; Pathogens; Patients; Population studies; Registration; Respiratory system; Scientific imaging; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Software; Statistical analysis; Streptococcus infections; surgical intensive care; Surveillance; Yeast; Croatia; COVID-19 pandemic; bacteria; enterobacteria; microbiology; MALDI-MS; surgical intensive care; nosocomial infections; critical care outcome; big data

During the COVID-19 pandemic, changes occurred within the surgical patient population. An increase in the frequency of resistant Gram-negative bacteria has since been recorded worldwide. After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, microbiological diagnostics in our institution was performed using MALD...