title: Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to fluoroquinolones following four years of use in a tertiary care hospital.
abstract: Of 121 recent clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 22% were resistant to ciprofloxacin, 50% to ofloxacin and 69% to pefloxacin. Resistance to these drugs was commonest among urinary isolates (P less than 0.03). Cross-resistance was noted between fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides or beta-lactams.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shalit
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones