Healthcare-associated infections after maxillofacial and oral surgery procedures in patients with combat-related head and neck injuries in Ukraine: results of a multicenter study (2022-2025)
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UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFECTION CONTROL AND ANTIVICROBIAL RESISTANCE, KYIV, UKRAINE
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SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CENTER OF ENDOVASCULAR NEURORADIOLOGY AND SURGERY OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF
UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE
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CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATION OF AFFAIRS, KYIV, UKRAINE
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SHUPYK NATIONAL HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE
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BOGOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE
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UKRAINIAN MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY, KYIV, UKRAINE
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NATIONAL PIROGOV MEMORIAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, VINNITSIA, UKRAINE
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INSTITUTE OF TRAUMATOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE
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MEDICAL CENTRE “ASHERA”, KHARKIV, UKRAINE
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UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF KHARKIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2026-07-30
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2026;(7):1529-1539
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Aim: To estimate the prevalence and risk-factor of HAI after maxillofacial and oral surgery procedures in patients with combat-related head and neck injuries
in Ukraine, and determine antimicrobial resistance of the responsible pathogens.
Materials and Methods: A multicenter prospective observational cohort study was conducted from June 2022 to December 2025. Definitions of HAIs were
adapted from the CDC/NHSN. Antibiotic susceptibility test of bacteria was determined according to the EUCAST.
Results: Among 2,631 patients, 1,075 (40.9%) HAIs were observed. The most frequently reported HAIs were surgical site infections (54%), bone and joint
infection (14.2%), pneumonia (12.2%), urinary tract infections (8.6%), bloodstream infections (6.6%), Eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection (4.4%). Risk
factor for HAIs were length of stay in ICU, type of injury, intubation, vascular and urinary catheters. The most pathogens isolated from HAIs were Escherichia
coli (19.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (7.6%), Klebsiella pneumonia (7.3%), Enterococcus faecalis (6.9%), Acinetobacter baumannii (6.6%), Staphylococcus
aureus (5.5%), Serratia marcescens (5.5%). Meticillin resistance was reported in 36.1% of S. aureus, and 15.9% of enterococci were resistant to vancomycin.
Resistance to third-generation cephalosporins was reported in 64.8% K. pneumoniae and in 43.6% E. coli.
Conclusions: This study found a high prevalence of HAIs in patients with combat-related head and neck injuries who has undergone maxillofacial or/and oral
surgery procedures, caused by MDROs, varying depending on the bacterial species, and antimicrobial group.