In the modern era of healthcare, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has transformed from largely being viewed as a problem rooted in clinical prescriptions to a systemic issue that is greatly influenced by healthcare delivery, regional governance on antibiotics, and environmental factors. It has been identified that even in the most respectable medical institutions, the controls in…
A recent study published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control underscores a concerning trend in Canadian acute-care hospitals related to the escalating incidence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) infection and colonization. The study utilized surveillance data collected through the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) and revealed that though the incidences were initially low, there is…