摘要：Socioeconomic and Behavioral Factors in developing countries leads to bacterial resistance to antibiotics. In this Study we investigated hospital stay and prior carbapenem use in patients with carbapenem resistant infections. Hospital stay and prior carbapenem use were studied in 80 patients with carbapenem resistant infections admitted to a university affiliated hospital in Iran. results were compared with other centers in developed countries. Compared to the other centers Mean days of hospital stay was significantly shorter ( p <0.01 , (15.1 ±14.9 days) Vs. (23.8±.3 days)) and a significant higher percent of patients have history of carbapenem use. (68.8% vs 49.4% , p = 0.00). we are facing carbapenem resistant infections in shorter hospital stay and a significantly higher percents of them have history of carbapenem administration.
