Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates from respiratory care wards in Taiwan: a horizontal surveillance study

Kuo, Lu Cheng; Yu, Chong‐Jen; Kuo, Ming Long; Chen, Wei Nan; Chang, Chee Kong; Lin, Hen‐I; Chen, Chih Chiang; Lü, Min; Lin, Chung‐Sheng; Hsieh, Wu Feng; Chen, Liang Wu; Chou, Yih; Huang, Meei-Feng; Lee, Cheng Hsiung; Chen, Shen Chun; Thai, Sun Lung; Chen, Po Chung; Chen, Ching Hsiung; Tseng, Chung Chia; Chen, Yao Shen; Hsiue, Tzuen Ren; Hsueh, Po-Ren

doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.010

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“…In recent years, the rapid emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among commonly encountered bacteria causing a variety of clinical infections, especially in intensive care units and long-term care facilities, have been impressive (25,34,37). Moreover, infections caused by these multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria contributed to higher mortality rates in these facilities (34).…”

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Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Commonly Encountered Bacterial Isolates to Fosfomycin Determined by Agar Dilution and Disk Diffusion Methods

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Huang

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother

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We studied the antimicrobial activity of fosfomycin against 960 strains of commonly encountered bacteria associated with urinary tract infection using standard agar dilution and disk diffusion methods. Species studied included 3 common species of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus; and vancomycinsusceptible and resistant Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium. MICs and inhibition zone diameters were interpreted in accordance with both the currently recommended Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) criteria for urinary tract isolates of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis and the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) criteria for Enterobacteriaceae. Tentative zone diameter interpretive criteria were developed for species not currently published by CLSI or EUCAST. Escherichia coli was uniformly susceptible to fosfomycin, as were most strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae. A. baumannii was resistant to fosfomycin, while the prevalence of resistance in P. aeruginosa and S. maltophilia was greatly affected by the choice of MIC breakpoint. New tentative zone diameter criteria for K. pneumoniae, E. cloacae, S. aureus, and E. faecium were able to be set, providing some interim laboratory guidance for disk diffusion until further breakpoint evaluations are undertaken by CLSI and EUCAST.

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Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Commonly Encountered Bacterial Isolates to Fosfomycin Determined by Agar Dilution and Disk Diffusion Methods

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“…Aggressive treatment with two antimicrobial agents possessing synergistic activity has been shown to increase positive outcomes in the treatment of immunecompromised patients with CRAB-related infections (Kuo et al 2008;Lee et al 2007). The results of this study showed the presence of synergistic activity between imipenem and tigecycline.…”

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Interaction of Imipenem and Tigecycline against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumanii: The Relativity of Synergism

Hanafiah¹,

Sarah²,

Noraziah³

2015

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Acinetobacter baumanii is an opportunistic bacterium that causes widespread nosocomial infections and tends to be multi-resistant to most of antibiotics. Tigecycline is a well-known antibiotic that possesses a wide-range of activities and is very active Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menilai kesan dan gabungan antibiotik imipenem dan tigecycline terhadap A. baumanii rintang-karbapenem (CRAB). Kepekatan perencatan minimum (MIC) ditentukan dengan menggunakan kaedah E-test. Teknik papan penyemak mikrokaldu digunakan untuk menentukan kesan imipenem dan interaksinya dengan tigecycline dengan mendapatkan nilai indeks kepekatan rencatan berperingkat (FIC). Ujian masa membunuh (TK) telah dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti kesan sinergi apabila kedua-dua imipenem dan tigecycline digunakan terhadap strain CRAB. Hasil ujian menunjukkan bahawa semua strain A. baumanni memberi nilai imipenem MIC sebanyak 32 μg/mL. Gabungan imipenem dan tigecycline menunjukkan kesan tambahan (FIC> 0,

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“…These surveys indicated that NIs occurring in ICUs from different regions exhibited disparate frequencies of antimicrobial resistance, ranging from 1.3% for third-generation cephalosporinresistant E. coli in the US to 80% for MRSA in international ICUs [6]. Furthermore, a recent survey of 17 RCWs in Taiwan indicated that VAP and UTIs were the major types of NI [20].…”

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“…Whilst most studies did not directly compare respiratory care facilities, infection surveillance strategies and infection control measures were set up in RCCs and RCWs based on ICU experiences. Kuo et al [20] recently surveyed 17 RCWs in Taiwan over a 2-day period to determine the characteristics of NIs causing VAP and urinary tract infections (UTIs). They found that P. aeruginosa (23.4%) was most prevalent in respiratory aspirates and E. coli (24.9%) in urinary samples.…”

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