Incidence and Diversity of Antimicrobial Multidrug Resistance Profiles of Uropathogenic Bacteria
Joint Authors
Linhares, Inês
Raposo, Teresa
Rodrigues, António
Almeida, Adelaide
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to assess the most frequent multidrug resistant (MDR) profiles of the main bacteria implicated in community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTI).
Only the MDR profiles observed in, at least, 5% of the MDR isolates were considered.
A quarter of the bacteria were MDR and the most common MDR profile, including resistance to penicillins, quinolones, and sulfonamides (antibiotics with different mechanisms of action, all mainly recommended by the European Association of Urology for empirical therapy of uncomplicated UTI), was observed, alone or in association with resistance to other antimicrobial classes, in the main bacteria implicated in UTI.
The penicillin class was included in all the frequent MDR profiles observed in the ten main bacteria and was the antibiotic with the highest prescription during the study period.
The sulfonamides class, included in five of the six more frequent MDR profiles, was avoided between 2000 and 2009.
The results suggest that the high MDR percentage and the high diversity of MDR profiles result from a high prescription of antibiotics but also from antibiotic-resistant genes transmitted with other resistance determinants on mobile genetic elements and that the UTI standard treatment guidelines must be adjusted for the community of Aveiro District.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Linhares, Inês& Raposo, Teresa& Rodrigues, António& Almeida, Adelaide. 2015. Incidence and Diversity of Antimicrobial Multidrug Resistance Profiles of Uropathogenic Bacteria. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055163
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Linhares, Inês…[et al.]. Incidence and Diversity of Antimicrobial Multidrug Resistance Profiles of Uropathogenic Bacteria. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055163
American Medical Association (AMA)
Linhares, Inês& Raposo, Teresa& Rodrigues, António& Almeida, Adelaide. Incidence and Diversity of Antimicrobial Multidrug Resistance Profiles of Uropathogenic Bacteria. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055163