Abstract
We studied the risk factors associated with resistance to imipenem, levofloxacin and gentamicin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from blood cultures of 175 patients in a hospital in Japan. Imipenem resistance was associated with transfer from another hospital, and receiving antifungal medication. Gentamicin resistance was associated with previous administration of a penicillin. No specific risk factors were associated with levofloxacin resistance.
Copyright © 2011 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Female
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Gentamicins / pharmacology*
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Gentamicins / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Imipenem / pharmacology*
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Imipenem / therapeutic use
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Levofloxacin*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Ofloxacin / pharmacology*
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Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
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Risk Factors
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Young Adult
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Gentamicins
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Levofloxacin
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Imipenem
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Ofloxacin