FRIEDLAND I, WOODS G, SATISHCHANDRAN V; Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (43rd: 2003: Chicago, Ill.).
Abstr Intersci Conf Antimicrob Agents Chemother Intersci Conf Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Sep 14-17; 43: abstract no. C2-189.
Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA.
BACKGROUND: SMART (Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends) is an ongoing global antimicrobial surveillance study, initiated in 2002, that is unique in its focus on IAI, most of which are community-acquired. The objective of this study is to assess antimicrobial susceptibility among Enterobacteriaceae causing IAI. Regional results may be useful locally for guiding therapy. METHODS: In 2002, 10 centers in the US and 9 in Asia tested the activity of 12 antimicrobials commonly used to treat IAI against 100 consecutive nonduplicate aerobic gram-negative bacilli isolated from intra-abdominal specimens, by microdilution following NCCLS guidelines. Enterobacteriaceae are reported here. RESULTS: 632 Enterobacteriaceae in the US and 663 in Asia were tested. For all Enterobacteriaceae, resistance to carbapenems was
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Keywords:
- Ampicillin
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Asia
- Bacteria
- Carbapenems
- Cephalosporins
- Cross Infection
- Enterobacter
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections
- Gram-Negative Bacteria
- Imipenem
- Infection
- Klebsiella
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Lactams
- Sulbactam
- beta-Lactamases
- cefepime
- ertapenem
- sultamicillin
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UI: 102266153
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