Under a magnification of 9560X, this digitally-colorized scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicted numerous clumps of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria.
Image credit: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr/ Jeff Hageman, MHS
In a new 10-year analysis, the CDC found antimicrobial resistance in hospitals declined from 2012 to 2019, but rose again during the acute COVID-19 pandemic years (2020-2021). In addition, 1 specific set of pathogens saw increases over this time period, but the others remained stable or saw decreases.
The study looked at 6 pathogens including, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp (VRE), extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp (excluding Klebsiella aerogenes) (ESCR-EK) suggestive of…