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Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in ICUs in southeastern Sweden by C.-M. Erlandsson ; H. Hanberger ; I. Eliasson ; M. Hoffmann ; B. Isaksson ; S. Lindgren ; L. E. Nilsson ; L. Sörén ; S. M. Walther ; the ICU Study Group of the South East of Sweden is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Background: A study was designed to assess a computer‐based program for continuous registration of antibiotic resistance, statistics concerning severity of illness, and consumption of antibacterial drugs. Methods: The frequency of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in eight ICUs in southeastern Sweden was investigated yearly from 1995 through 1997. The antibiotic consumption in the ICUs was registered as defined daily doses (DDD) and compared to severity of illness (APACHE‐II scores). Results: There was a statistically significant increase in ampicillin resistance among __Enterococcus__ spp. between 1996 and 1997, which was due to a shift from __Enterococcus faecalis__ to __Enterococcus faecium__. A high prevalence of resistance among coagulase‐negative staphylococci to oxacillin (≈ 70%), ciprofloxacin (≈ 50%), fucidic acid (≈ 50%) and netilmicin (≈ 30%) was seen in all ICUs during the whole study period. There was a statistically significant increase in ciprofloxacin resistance among __Escherichia coli__ and __Enterococcus__ spp. The resistance among __Enterobacter__ spp. to cefotaxime decreased but this change was not statistically significant. Efforts were made to avoid betala
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- Author
- C.-M. Erlandsson ; H. Hanberger ; I. Eliasson ; M. Hoffmann ; B. Isaksson ; S. Lindgren ; L. E. Nilsson ; L. Sörén ; S. M. Walther ; the ICU Study Group of the South East of Sweden
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0001-5172)
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)