Increased antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae from a University Hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (5), 2018
Publication year: 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION The spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli is a health threat, limiting therapeutic options and increasing morbimortality rates.
METHODS:
This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of 1805 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected from Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria between January 2015 and December 2016.RESULTS:
Resistance to colistin (239.3%), meropenem (74.2%), ciprofloxacin (68%), gentamicin (35.1%), tigecycline (33.9%), imipenem (29.7%), ertapenem (26.8%), and amikacin (21.4%) was found increased.CONCLUSIONS:
Infection control measures in the hospitals are necessary for reducing the spread of multidrug-resistant microorganisms and preventing efficacy loss of these drugs.
Antibacterianos/farmacología, Brasil, Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana, Hospitales Universitarios/estadística & datos numéricos, Klebsiella pneumoniae/efectos de los fármacos, Klebsiella pneumoniae/aislamiento & purificación, Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana, Persona de Mediana Edad, Estudios Retrospectivos