Antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from patients in Canadian intensive care units as part of the Canadian National Intensive Care Unit study

Abstract The antimicrobial susceptibility profile of 419 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa obtained from intensive care unit patients was determined. Amikacin and piperacillin/tazobactam were the most active antimicrobials evaluated. Fifty isolates (11.9%) were resistant to antimicrobials...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2008-06, Vol.61 (2), p.217-221
Hauptverfasser:	Walkty, Andrew, DeCorby, Melanie, Nichol, Kim, Mulvey, Michael R, Hoban, Daryl, Zhanel, George
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Canada Drug Resistance, Bacterial Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Intensive Care Units Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa - drug effects Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification Pseudomonas Infections - microbiology Resistance
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract The antimicrobial susceptibility profile of 419 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa obtained from intensive care unit patients was determined. Amikacin and piperacillin/tazobactam were the most active antimicrobials evaluated. Fifty isolates (11.9%) were resistant to antimicrobials from ≥3 classes. Ninety-six percent of multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates remained fully susceptible to colistin (polymyxin E).
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.01.009