title: Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter isolates in Poland (2000-2007).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rozynek
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dzierzanowska-Fangrat
authors.forename: Bernadeta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szczepańska
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wardak
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szych
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Konieczny
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dzierzanowska
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents