Analysis of two- and three-year trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using unit-specific antibiograms

Tahaniyat Lalani; Jay B Varkey; Richard Drew; Lizzie Harrell; Sarah McGarry; John G Engemann; Melissa D Johnson; Keith S Kaye

doi:10.1080/00365540801971403

Analysis of two- and three-year trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using unit-specific antibiograms

Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(8):672-4. doi: 10.1080/00365540801971403.

Authors

Tahaniyat Lalani¹, Jay B Varkey, Richard Drew, Lizzie Harrell, Sarah McGarry, John G Engemann, Melissa D Johnson, Keith S Kaye

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27710, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18979607
DOI: 10.1080/00365540801971403

Abstract

Unit-specific antibiograms serve as useful guides to clinicians and infection control personnel. We compared trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using traditional 2-y unit-specific antibiogram data and 3 y of data. Three-y unit-specific antibiogram data may provide increased statistical power to detect changes in antimicrobial resistance.

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Chi-Square Distribution
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
Humans
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents