Bacterial resistance to ciprofloxacin in Greece: results from the National Electronic Surveillance System. Greek Network for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance

A C Vatopoulos; V Kalapothaki; N J Legakis

doi:10.3201/eid0503.990325

Bacterial resistance to ciprofloxacin in Greece: results from the National Electronic Surveillance System. Greek Network for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance

Emerg Infect Dis. 1999 May-Jun;5(3):471-6. doi: 10.3201/eid0503.990325.

Authors

A C Vatopoulos¹, V Kalapothaki, N J Legakis

Affiliation

¹ Athens University, Athens (Goudi), Greece. [email protected]

Abstract

According to 1997 susceptibility data from the National Electronic System for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Greece has high rates of ciprofloxacin resistance. For most species, the frequency of ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates (from highest to lowest, by patient setting) was as follows: intensive care unit > surgical > medical > outpatient. Most ciprofloxacin-resistant strains were multidrug resistant.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteria / drug effects*
Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology*
Databases, Factual*
Drug Resistance, Microbial*
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Greece / epidemiology
Hospital Information Systems
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Laboratories, Hospital
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Population Surveillance*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Ciprofloxacin