title: Multidrug-resistant Bacteroides fragilis group on the rise in Europe?
abstract: We report a case of multidrug-resistance (MDR) in a strain of Bacteroides fragilis from a blood culture and abdominal fluid in a Danish patient. The patient had not been travelling for several years and had not received antibiotics prior to the present case. We also summarize the cases that have been reported to date of MDR B. fragilis group in Europe. As far as we know, a case like this with MDR B. fragilis has not been described in Scandinavia before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Hartmeyer
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sóki
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Justesen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D003718:Denmark; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents