Stable carbapenem susceptibility rates among multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. strains in a setting of high prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Aug;30(2):187-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.03.001. Epub 2007 Apr 23.

Authors

Alexandre P Zavascki, Fabiana C Soares, Silvana V Superti, Suzane Silbert, Fernanda M Silva, Afonso L Barth

PMID: 17452093
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.03.001

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter / drug effects*
Acinetobacter / isolation & purification*
Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy*
Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Brazil
Carbapenems / pharmacology*
Carbapenems / therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy*
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems