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October 3, 2025Frontiers in MicrobiologyOpen Access

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections: a 6-year study in Western Greece

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MLMaria LagadinouCMChristos MichailidesXXXristodoulos Xatzigrigoriadis

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Overview

Epidemiological analysis reveals increased vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus rates in ICU settings, suggesting implications for antimicrobial stewardship.

Key Points

  • A significant rise in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus infections occurred in intensive care units after 2020.
  • Blood cultures recorded 276 cases of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp., with a notable spike from 2020 to 2021.
  • Mortality rates associated with vancomycin-resistant bloodstream infections increased post-2020, correlating with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Resistance rates to linezolid and tigecycline were low, but an upward trend in daptomycin resistance was noted during the study.

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Lagadinou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e03501f0e39f13e7fa37f9https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1656334
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