title: Bacterial resistance to ciprofloxacin in Greece: results from the National Electronic Surveillance System. Greek Network for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance.
abstract: According to 1997 susceptibility data from the National Electronic System for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Greece has high rates of ciprofloxacin resistance. For most species, the frequency of ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates (from highest to lowest, by patient setting) was as follows: intensive care unit > surgical > medical > outpatient. Most ciprofloxacin-resistant strains were multidrug resistant.
authors.affiliation: Athens University, Athens (Goudi), Greece. avatopou@cc.uoa.gr
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vatopoulos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalapothaki
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Legakis
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011159:Population Surveillance
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin