Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Units: Clinical Burden, Emerging  Pathogens, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Stewardship Strategies

Muhammad Azeem Javed, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Seerat Iftikhar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Rana Muhammad Asad Khan, Maliha Saad

Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Units: Clinical Burden, Emerging Pathogens, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Stewardship Strategies

Authors

Muhammad Azeem Javed, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Seerat Iftikhar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Rana Muhammad Asad Khan, Maliha Saad

Keywords:

Antimicrobial resistance, intensive care unit, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, antimicrobial stewardship

Abstract

Antimicrobialresistance(AMR) hasemerged as one of the most significant threatsto patient safety in intensive care units(ICUs), where critically ill patients areparticularly vulnerabletohealthcareassociated infections caused by multidrugresistantorganisms.The increasingprevalence of resistant pathogens

References

1. Murray CJL, Ikuta KS, Sharara F, et al. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019.Lancet. 2022;399(10325):629–655. DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/S01406736(21)02724-0

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Published

2026-08-10

How to Cite

Muhammad Azeem Javed, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Seerat Iftikhar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Rana Muhammad Asad Khan, Maliha Saad. (2026). Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Units: Clinical Burden, Emerging Pathogens, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Stewardship Strategies . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 2383–2389. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2693