title: Antimicrobial susceptibility of microorganisms recovered from intraabdominal infections at Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
abstract: We evaluated antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of microorganisms isolated from intraabdominal infection of Brazilian patients, by agar dilution, agar diffusion, and E test. Among the strictly anaerobes, 57.7% were resistant to penicillin, 28.2% to clindamycin, and 9.9% to metronidazole. The majority of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus were sensitive and resistant to almost all drugs, respectively. Half of Candida samples were resistant to itraconazole. Our data reinforce the importance of this kind of study to support rational antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone Gonçalves
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Maria Auxiliadora Roque
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Serufo
authors.forename: Rogério Augusto
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pinto-Silva
authors.forename: Walton
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Reinaldo Vieira
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Andrea de Fátima Barbosa
authors.initials: Ade F
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Rosane Christine
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Júnia Soares
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.forename: Jacques Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nicoli
authors.forename: Luiz de Macêdo
authors.initials: Lde M
authors.lastname: Farias
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D026141:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015003:Yeasts / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents