title: Multicenter antimicrobial susceptibility survey of gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients with community-acquired infections in the People's Republic of China.
abstract: A survey of 2,099 gram-negative bacilli from community infections at seven centers in the People's Republic of China is reported. The rates of resistance of 1,615 isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae were as follows: 40.8% for ciprofloxacin, 32.2% for gentamicin, 0% for imipenem or ertapenem, and 14.7% for cefotaxime. The rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production were 16% for Escherichia coli and 17% for Klebsiella.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, People's Republic of China. lingt@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Thomas K W
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Jianhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Yunsong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ching Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Huifen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hawkey
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D003625:Data Collection; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents