title: Epidemiology of bacterial resistance in gastro-intestinal pathogens in a tropical area.
abstract: During 1999-2000 a total of 4131 faecal specimens were collected and analysed at the medical centre St. Camille at Ouagadougou. Eight hundred and twenty-six (8.0%) grew significant bacteria. Escherichia coli (35%), Salmonella spp. (15%) and Shigella spp. (10%) were most frequently isolated. A large number of E. coli strains were resistant to aminopenicillins (>90%) and cotrimoxazole (80%); for Yersinia spp the resistance was 80 and 25%, respectively. Norfloxacin was the most active antibiotic but was rarely used. The study showed that it is necessary to create antibiotic-resistance surveillance centres in developing countries so that therapy may be appropriate and the spread of antibiotic resistance to other developed countries via increased emigration may be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Microbiologiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonfiglio
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simporè
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pignatelli
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Musumeci
authors.forename: Maria Letizia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Solinas
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects; D012760:Shigella / Q000187:drug effects; D014329:Tropical Climate; D015007:Yersinia / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents