Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative isolates from intensive care units in eight hospitals in Turkey | Zendy

Sebahat Aksaray | Zendy; Başak Dokuzoğuz | Zendy; Engin Güvener | Zendy; M. Yućesoy | Zendy; Nuran Yuluğ | Zendy; Sesin Kocagöz | Zendy; Serhat Ünal | Zendy; Şule Çetin | Zendy; Semra Çalangu | Zendy; Murat Günaydın | Zendy; Hakan Leblebicioğlu | Zendy; Şaban Esen | Zendy; Banu Bayar | Zendy; Ayşe Willke | Zendy; Duygu Fındık | Zendy; İnci Tuncer | Zendy; Bülent Baysal | Zendy; Filiz Günseren | Zendy; Latife Mamıkoğlu | Zendy

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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative isolates from intensive care units in eight hospitals in Turkey

Author(s) -

Sebahat Aksaray,

Başak Dokuzoğuz,

Engin Güvener,

M. Yućesoy,

Nuran Yuluğ,

Sesin Kocagöz,

Serhat Ünal,

Şule Çetin,

Semra Çalangu,

Murat Günaydın,

Hakan Leblebicioğlu,

Şaban Esen,

Banu Bayar,

Ayşe Willke,

Duygu Fındık,

İnci Tuncer,

Bülent Baysal,

Filiz Günseren,

Latife Mamıkoğlu

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/45.5.695

Subject(s) - cefepime , imipenem , amikacin , ciprofloxacin , medicine , intensive care , antibiotics , gram , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , veterinary medicine , biology , intensive care medicine , bacteria , genetics

With the participation of eight major reference hospitals in Turkey, 749 aerobic Gram-negative isolates obtained from 473 intensive care patients in 1997 were tested for their susceptibility to 13 commonly employed antibacterial agents. The frequency with which species were isolated and resistance rates were compared with data from the previous 2 years. Imipenem was the most active agent against the majority of isolates (75%), followed by ciprofloxacin, cefepime and amikacin. The per cent susceptibility to all antibiotics declined from 1995 to 1996. With the exception of imipenem, for which there was no change in resistance, the per cent susceptibility somewhat increased in 1997. However, it was still lower than in 1995.

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