Caribbean External Quality Assurance Program in Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance (PCC-CAR)
INFORMATIVE NEWSLETTER Nº44 – May 2025
Dear Colleagues of the «Caribbean External Quality Assurance Program in Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance»(PCC-CAR):
In the present newsletter we are sending you «NRL Recommendations for the Interpretation of VITEK®2 AST-P663 Card Susceptibility Tests for Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and Streptococcus agalactiae. V 1.0 – 2025″, with the aim of providing suggestions based on the NRL’s experience with this new VITEK®2 card. Document in Spanish.
We take this opportunity to submit two papers:
· Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Efficacy of Available Treatments, with Critical Assessment of Novel Therapeutic Options. Maraolo AE, et al. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 910. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12050910
· Difficult-to-Treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Critically Ill Patients: A Comprehensive Review and Treatment Proposal. Antibiotics. Vidal-Cortés P, et al. 2025, 14, 178. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14020178
Best regards and we will keep in touch!.
Alejandra Corso and Paula Gagetti.
Servicio Antimicrobianos
Regional Reference Laboratory on Antimicrobial Resistance (RRL)
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas
ANLIS «Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán».
Secretaria de Salud y Desarrollo Social
Av. Velez Sarsfield 563 (1281)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
+54 11 43032812