MARIA JOSE ASENSIO

Dr. MARIA JOSE ASENSIO


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 August 2024 in Antibiotics
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MRMontserrat Rodríguez-Aguirregabiria
Montserrat Rodríguez-Aguirregabiria
FLFernando Lazaro
Fernando Lazaro
JCJuana Begoña Cacho
Juana Begoña Cacho
MAMª Soledad Arellano-Serrano
Mª Soledad Arellano-Serrano
JRJuan Carlos Ramos Ramos
Juan Carlos Ramos Ramos
MAMARIA JOSE ASENSIO
MARIA JOSE ASENSIO
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections are associated with poor outcomes depending on patient’s conditions, clinical severity and type of infection, and treatment is challenging given the limited therapeutic options available. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of two outbreaks caused by CRAB in an intensive care unit (ICU). In addition, the mechanisms of resistance detected in these strains and the treatment chosen according to the available therapeutic options were analyzed. Overall, 28 patients were included. Ten patients (35.71%) had ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), ten (35.71%) had a bloodstream infection (BSI), and eight (28.57%) were only colonized. Recurrent infection occurred in 25% (5/20) of infected patients. Two different strains of A. baumannii were isolated from the index patient of the first outbreak. The first strain belonged to the ST85 and carried the blaNDM-1 carbapenemase gene, while the second belonged to the ST2 and carried blaOXA-23, and blaOXA-66 carbapenemase genes. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the ST2 strain was the cause of the major outbreak, and mutations in the AmpC gene were related to progressive increasing minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and finally, cefiderocol-resistance in one strain. The CRAB isolates from the second outbreak were also identified as ST2. Cefiderocol-resistant strains tests identified by the disc diffusion method were involved in 24% (6/25) of nosocomial infections. Using broth microdilution (BMD) ComASP® only, 33.3% (2/6) of these strains were cefiderocol-resistant. All-cause ICU mortality was 21.4%. Conclusions: Cefiderocol is the first approved siderophore cephalosporin for the treatment of CRAB infections. Cefiderocol-resistant strains were related with blaNDM-1 carbapenemase and mutations in the AmpC gene. Cefiderocol-resistant strains or that cannot be properly interpreted by disk diffusion, should be retested using BMD for definitive categorization.

19 March 2018 in Medicine - Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado
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MAMARIA JOSE ASENSIO
MARIA JOSE ASENSIO
MBM. Hernández Bernal
M. Hernández Bernal
STS. Yus Teruel
S. Yus Teruel
AMA. Minvielle
A. Minvielle

1 April 2018 in Medicine - Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado
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MBM. Hernández Bernal
M. Hernández Bernal
MAMARIA JOSE ASENSIO
MARIA JOSE ASENSIO
ELE. Herrero de Lucas
E. Herrero de Lucas
BMB. Civantos Martín
B. Civantos Martín