CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT Antibiotic Resistance Among Gram-Negative Bacilli in US Intensive Care Units Implications for Fluoroquinolone Use
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SUSCEPTIBILITY DATA DERIVED from national surveillance can be a barometer for emerging resistance problems. Previously, we published the results of a national intensive care unit (ICU) surveillance study of aerobic gramnegative bacilli collected between 19901993. The study revealed a rising incidence of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter species in ICUs. The purpose of the current study was to describe national rates of antimicrobial resistance in ICUs between 1994-2000.
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Antibiotic resistance among gram-negative bacilli in US intensive care units: implications for fluoroquinolone use.
CONTEXT Previous surveillance studies have documented increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance in US intensive care units (ICUs) in the early 1990s. OBJECTIVES To assess national rates of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative aerobic isolates recovered from ICU patients and to compare these rates to antimicrobial use. DESIGN AND SETTING Participating institutions, representing a ...
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