Colistin Resistance Burden among Clinical Isolates of Gram-negative Rods: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Razieh Amirfakhrian; Atieh Yaghobi; Roya Saddat Ghaderi; Seyed Isaac Hashemy; Kiarash Ghazvini

Volume 7, Issue 2 , June 2020, , Pages 48-70

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2020.49785.1325

Abstract
  Introduction: In recent decades, the inappropriate use of antibiotics and the existence of transferable resistant elements have caused the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative organisms. Antimicrobial resistance is becoming one of the major challenges to public health and has caused morbidity ...  Read More

Acinetobacter spp. Coinfection with Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: A Case Report at a Referral Hospital in Iran

Kobra Salimiyan Rizi; Hadi Farsiani; Saeid Amel Jamehdar; Mahboubeh Mohammadzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 2 , June 2019, , Pages 74-76

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2019.36871.1251

Abstract
  Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is an emerging nosocomial gram-negative, rod-shaped pathogen in patients with underlying diseases. This bacterium is also considered to be a major pathogen in hospitalized patients. Some of the main risk factors for E. meningosepticum infections include immunosuppression ...  Read More