Journal article
Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in European ICUs
Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.48(3), pp.161-176
07/2001
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.0987
PMID: 11439002
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance among bacteria causing hospital-acquired infections poses a threat, particularly to patients in intensive care units (ICUs). In order to control the spread of resistant bacteria, local, regional and national resistance surveillance data must be used to develop efficient intervention strategies. In an attempt to identify national differences and the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in European ICUs, data have been merged from several networks of resistance surveillance performed during the 1990s. It should be stressed, however, that comparisons of results from different studies using different methods and different population samples must be made with caution. Antibiotic resistance across all species and drugs was, with some exceptions, highest in southern European countries and Russia, and lowest in Scandinavia. More effective strategies are needed to control the selection and spread of resistant organisms. Antibiotic intervention policies, efficient infection control measures and an overall awareness of the serious implications at public health level will contribute to the management of antibiotic resistance.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in European ICUs
- Creators
- H Hanberger - Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Linkoping, SwedenD Diekema - Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Divisions, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USAA Fluit - Eijkmann-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Utrecht, The NetherlandsR Jones - Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Divisions, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USAM Struelens - Department of Microbiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hospital Erasme, Brussels, BelgiumR Spencer - Public Health Laboratory, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UKM Wolff - Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Clinique de Reanimation des Maladies Infectieuses, Paris, France
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.48(3), pp.161-176
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1053/jhin.2001.0987
- PMID
- 11439002
- ISSN
- 0195-6701
- eISSN
- 1532-2939
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2001
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983986255802771
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