title: Changes in the antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria from 2007-2009 to 2010-2012 based on the CLSI methodology.
abstract: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of anaerobic isolates was conducted at four independent sites from 2010 to 2012 and compared to results from three sites during the period of 2007-2009. This data comparison shows significant changes in antimicrobial resistance in some anaerobic groups. Therefore, we continue to recommend institutions regularly perform susceptibility testing when anaerobes are cultured from pertinent sites. Annual generation of an institutional-specific antibiogram is recommended for tracking of resistance trends over time.
authors.affiliation: Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, Inc., West Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Christine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hastey
authors.affiliation: Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, Inc., West Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Halsey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Audrey N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Schuetz
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, Culver City, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Citron
authors.affiliation: Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dzink-Fox
authors.affiliation: International Health Management Associates Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hackel
authors.affiliation: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.affiliation: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Nilda V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Jacobus
authors.affiliation: New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.affiliation: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Specialists, Inc. Westlake, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Koeth
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, Westwood, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.affiliation: Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, Inc., West Sacramento, CA, USA. Electronic address: decarpenter@beckman.com.
authors.forename: Darcie E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Roe-Carpenter
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Anaerobe; Antibiogram; Antimicrobial susceptibility