Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter isolates in Poland (2000-2007)

Autor: Elzbieta, Rozynek, Katarzyna, Dzierzanowska-Fangrat, Bernadeta, Szczepańska, Sebastian, Wardak, Jolanta, Szych, Piotr, Konieczny, Piotr, Albrecht, Danuta, Dzierzanowska
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Polish journal of microbiology. 58(2)
ISSN: 1733-1331
Popis: This study analysed the pattern of antibiotic resistance in 251 Campylobacter strains isolated from symptomatic children hospitalized in 4 large paediatric hospitals in Poland from 2000 through 2007. The highest resistance was found for ciprofloxacin (49.5% for C. jejuni and 51.3% for C. coli), followed by tetracycline (17.5% and 18.0%, respectively), and ampicillin (13.2% and 10.2%, respectively). Almost all isolates were susceptible to macrolides. As much as 22.6% of C. jejuni and 25.6% of C. coli were resistant to more than one class of antimicrobial agents. Multidrug resistance (defined as resistance to at least two classes of antimicrobials) rose significantly from 5.1% in 2000-2003 to 34.6% in 2004-2007.
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