Resistance of some selected pathogens to antimicrobials in Hungary.
Bacterial resistance is an increasingly severe problem in Hungary. According to the data from Péterfy Teaching Hospital, Budapest and from the country-wide network of Public Health Laboratories, penicillin resistant pneumococci, multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are of major concern. Over 30% of pneumococci are penicillin resistant. The proportion of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is relatively low nation-wide (6.2%) but at Péterfy hospital it is higher (30%). The rate of resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against gentamicin, tobramycin is about 30-40%, while that against amikacin (11%) ceftazidime (11.9%) and imipenem (5%) remained low. The resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against ciprofloxacin is rapidly increasing, exceeding 50% in some hospital departments. The high bacterial resistance appears to be the consequence of the unconsidered use of antibiotics and poor infection control in hospitals.
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Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Péterfy Teaching Hospital Budapest, Péterfy S.u. 14, P.O.B. 76, Budapest, 1441 Hungary.
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