[Multiresistant bacteria in a Scandinavian perspective].
The global increase in multiresistant bacteria may herald the end of the antibiotic era. Recently, the most ominous sign has been the increasing resistance in pneumococci, enterococci and Staphylococcus aureus, as this has not been met with new effective antimicrobials. Resistant Haemophilus influenzae and meningococci are potential future problems. Except for the occurrence of multiresistant pneumococci in Iceland, hitherto the Nordic countries have largely escaped these problems, though multiresistant enterococci are being isolated with increasing frequency and penicillin-resistant pneumococci have become endemic in southern Sweden. Concerted action is needed in an attempt to halt the increasing resistance among important bacterial pathogens.
Kliniken för mikrobiologi, Landspitalinn, Reykjavik.
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Kristinsson
D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004363:Drug Utilization; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D013548:Sweden; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000382:microbiology; D014611:Vaccination
Multiresistenta bakterier i nordiskt perspektiv.