Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2023)
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales incidence in the South-East Asia region: an observational study
- Kyaw Zaw Linn,
- Stephanie Sutjipto,
- Oon Tek Ng,
- Jeanette Teo,
- Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng,
- Thean Yen Tan,
- Surinder Kaur Pada,
- Say Tat Ooi,
- Nares Smitasin,
- Koh Cheng Thoon,
- Xiaowei Huan,
- Partha Pratim De,
- Douglas Chan,
- Nancy Wen Sim Tee,
- Michelle Ang,
- Li Yang Hsu,
- Raymond Tzer Pin Lin,
- Tong Yong Ng,
- Rama Narayana Deepak,
- Tse Hsien Koh,
- Anucha Apisarnthanarak,
- Sasheela Ponnampalavanar,
- Indumathi Venkatachalam,
- Kalisvar Marimuthu
Affiliations
- Kyaw Zaw Linn
- ORCiD
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
- Stephanie Sutjipto
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Oon Tek Ng
- ORCiD
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Jeanette Teo
- ORCiD
- National University Hospital and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng
- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Thean Yen Tan
- ORCiD
- Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Surinder Kaur Pada
- ORCiD
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Say Tat Ooi
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Nares Smitasin
- National University Hospital and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Koh Cheng Thoon
- ORCiD
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Xiaowei Huan
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
- Partha Pratim De
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Douglas Chan
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Nancy Wen Sim Tee
- National University Hospital and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Michelle Ang
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
- Li Yang Hsu
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Raymond Tzer Pin Lin
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore National Public Health Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
- Tong Yong Ng
- Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Rama Narayana Deepak
- ORCiD
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Tse Hsien Koh
- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Anucha Apisarnthanarak
- ORCiD
- Thammasat University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Sasheela Ponnampalavanar
- University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Indumathi Venkatachalam
- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Kalisvar Marimuthu
- ORCiD
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.477
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 3
Abstract
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 overall combined incidence. Further studies are needed for future pandemic preparedness.
