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[Multiresistant bacteria in pediatrics]
1Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.
Insights
Multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a significant threat to children, increasing the risk of treatment failure. Pediatric infections share similarities with adult nosocomial infections but also include community-acquired resistant bacteria.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Antimicrobial Resistance
Context:
- Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a growing concern in pediatric healthcare.
- Pediatric patients with antibiotic-resistant bacteria face challenges in initial treatment response.
- Nosocomial infections in children often involve pathogens similar to those in adults, including Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
Purpose:
- To highlight the prevalence and types of multidrug-resistant bacteria in pediatric infections.
- To differentiate between nosocomial and community-acquired MDROs in pediatric populations.
- To underscore the clinical implications of antibiotic resistance in children.
Summary:
- Pediatric nosocomial infections with MDROs mirror adult patterns, featuring common resistant strains.
- Unlike adults, children also experience community-acquired infections with resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, particularly in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.
- This highlights a dual challenge of hospital-acquired and community-acquired antibiotic resistance in pediatric care.
Impact:
- Informing pediatric clinicians about the specific challenges posed by MDROs in children.
- Guiding therapeutic strategies for pediatric infections involving resistant pathogens.
- Emphasizing the need for surveillance and control of antibiotic resistance in both healthcare settings and the community for pediatric populations.
Abstract:
Microorganisms that are resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents are of great concern to pediatric clinicians. Children infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are at risk to not respond to initial therapy. Nosocomial infection of pediatric patients with multidrug-resistant organisms are similar to those found in adults especially for Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus and Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-generation cephalosporin. However on the contrary to adult patients, multidrug-resistant bacteria are found in community infections with penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa in CF patients.