Multicenter antimicrobial susceptibility survey of gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients with community-acquired infections in the People's Republic of China.
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.
Ling
Thomas K W
TK
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
Xiong
Jianhui
J
Yu
Yunsong
Y
Lee
Ching Ching
CC
Ye
Huifen
H
Hawkey
Peter M
PM
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents