Super SKAPE: La Problemática de las Superbacterias

Super SKAPE: The Superbug Problem

Authors

  • Felipe Diel UniBF, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59085/2789-7818.2023.75

Keywords:

Superbacterias, multirresistencia bacteriana, infecciones nosocomiales

Abstract

In this research, the concepts and history of knowledge about the development of superbugs are explored, as well as the problem they represent for medical and health professionals in the treatment and prevention of nosocomial infections. It presents in sequence the main superbugs known to the scientific community, identified in each letter of the acronym ESKAPE – Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp. It is concluded that it is necessary to establish protocols and public health policies that combat the indiscriminate use of antimicrobials to prevent or at least slow down the process of bacterial multiresistance.

Keywords: superbugs, bacterial multiresistance, nosocomial infections.

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Published

2023-07-01

How to Cite

Diel, F. (2023). Super SKAPE: La Problemática de las Superbacterias: Super SKAPE: The Superbug Problem. Revista MEDUCP, 3(5), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.59085/2789-7818.2023.75

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