COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON ACTIVITIES OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AGAINST CAUSATIVE ORGANISMS ISOLATED FROM URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (1990): I. SUSCEPTIBILITY DISTRIBUTION

The frequencies of isolation and susceptibilities to antimicrobial agents were investigated on 848 bacterial strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infections in 10 hospitals during the period of June 1990 to May 1991. Of the above total bacterial isolates, Gram-positive bacteria accounted for 23.9% and a majority of them were Enterococcus faecalis. Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 76.1% and most of them were Escherichia coli. 1. Enterococcus faecalis Ampicillin (ABPC), imipenem (IPM) and vancomycin (VCM) showed the highest activities against E. faecalis isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. The MIC90s of them were 2μg/ml Piperacillin (PIPC) was also active with the MIC90 of 4μg/ml. The others were not so active with the MIC90s of 32μg/ml or above. 2. Staphylococcus aureus VCM and arbekacin (ABK) showed the highest activities against S. aureus isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. The MIC90s of them were 1μg/ml. The others were not so active with the MIC9s of 32μg/ml or above. 3. Escherichia coli Cefozopran (CZOP), carumonam (CRMN) and ofloxacin (OFLX) showed the highest activities against E. coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. The MIC90s of them were of 0.125μg/ml or below. IPM, cefotiam (CTM) and cefmenoxime (CMX) were also active with the MIC90s of 0.25μg/ml. Penicillins were not so active with the MIC90s of 32μg/ml or above. 4. Klebsiella pneumoniae Flomoxef (FMOX), cefixime (CFIX), CZOP and CRMN showed the highest activities against K. pneumoniae isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. The MIC90s of them were of 0.125μg/ml or below. IPM and gentamicin (GM) were also active with the MIC90s of 0.25μg/ml and 0.5μg/ml, respectively. All other cephems were also active with the MIC90s of 4μg/ml or below. 5. Citrobacter freundii GM and IPM showed the highest activities against C. freundii isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. The MIC90s of them were 1μg/ml. Amikacin (AMK) was also active with the MIC90 of 4μg/ml. The others were not so active. 6. Enterobacter cloacae IPM and GM showed the highest activities against E. cloacae isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. The MIC90s of them MIC90s of 0.5μg/ml. AMK and OFLX were also active with the MIC9s of 4μg/ml. Penicillins and cephems generally showed lower activities. 7. Proteus mirabilis Most of the agents were active against P. mirabilis. Cephems were generally active with the MIC90s in a range o