title: Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with bloodstream infections: a French prospective national survey.
abstract: All bloodstream strains, total 1463, isolated during a 1 month period in 105 hospitals representing all geographical areas in France were collected to study their antimicrobial susceptibility. The three major species were Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. Among the 242 S. aureus, 87 were resistant to methicillin and among those 99% were resistant to ciprofloxacin, 11.5% to gentamicin, 1% to quinupristin/dalfopristin and 8% were heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin. Study of the methicillin-resistant S. aureus indicated that 12 clones had disseminated in French hospitals, six being heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin. Among the Streptococcus pneumoniae, 43% showed decreased susceptibility to the penicillins and 42% to erythromycin. One isolate was highly resistant to fluoroquinolones. Gentamicin, cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin and gatifloxacin resistance was rare in Enterobacteriaceae with 95% of strains susceptible. The incidence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases was quite low. Moreover more than 25% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. The magnitude of antibiotic resistance in bloodstream isolates, in particular Gram-positive bacteria, emphasizes the importance of hospital control measures, rational prescribing policies and new vaccine strategies.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier A. Mignot, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: J-W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Decousser
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Picot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delalande
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pangon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Courvalin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allouch
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015363:Quinolones