Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter isolates in Poland (2000-2007).
This study analysed the pattern of antibiotic resistance in 251 Campylobacter strains isolated from symptomatic children hospitalized in 4 large paediatric hospitals in Poland from 2000 through 2007. The highest resistance was found for ciprofloxacin (49.5% for C. jejuni and 51.3% for C. coli), followed by tetracycline (17.5% and 18.0%, respectively), and ampicillin (13.2% and 10.2%, respectively). Almost all isolates were susceptible to macrolides. As much as 22.6% of C. jejuni and 25.6% of C. coli were resistant to more than one class of antimicrobial agents. Multidrug resistance (defined as resistance to at least two classes of antimicrobials) rose significantly from 5.1% in 2000-2003 to 34.6% in 2004-2007.
Rozynek
Elzbieta
E
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Dzierzanowska-Fangrat
Katarzyna
K
Szczepańska
Bernadeta
B
Wardak
Sebastian
S
Szych
Jolanta
J
Konieczny
Piotr
P
Albrecht
Piotr
P
Dzierzanowska
Danuta
D
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects*; D002648:Child; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents