title: [Susceptibility of P. aeruginosa and enterobacteriaceae isolated from 1986 to 1994 in the Microbiology laboratory of the Infectious Diseases Institute of Perugia University].
abstract: From 1986 to 1994, 812 P. aeruginosa, 1997 E. coli, 437 P. mirabilis, 400 Klebsiella spp., 238 Enterobacter spp., 130 Serratia spp. strains were isolated from clinical materials in the Microbiology laboratory of the Infectious Diseases Institute of Policlinico Monteluce, Perugia University. During the study period the Authors observed the following variations in the susceptibility patterns: increased resistance of P. aeruginosa to piperacillin from 20.8% to 27.2% (P<0.05), amikacin from 11.9% to 17.5% (P<0.05), netilmicin from 11.8% to 28.6% (P<0.01), pefloxacin from 74.4% to 87.8% (P<0.01); E. coli to norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin and pefloxacin, respectively from 1.3% to 3.6% (P<0.001), from 1.5% to 3.6% (P<0.05) and from 3.2% to 9% (P<0.001); Serratia spp. to ceftazidime from 14% to 33.3% (P<0.05); Enterobacter spp. to norfloxacin from 5.1% to 13.6% (P<0.05), cotrimoxazole from 12.8% to 23.5% (P<0.05) and chloramphenicol from 19.4% to 31.8% (P<0.05). Moreover cephalotin resistant strains of E. coli decreased from 29.3% to 21.3% in the last 4 years (P<0.001).
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica di Malattie Infettive, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Policlinico Monteluce, Perugia.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pasticci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardaccia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pauluzzi