Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance in Croatia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Andraševiæ, Arjana Tambiæ ; Tambiæ, Tera ; Kaleniæ, Smilja ; Jankoviæ, Vera
• Corporate Authors:
  Working Group of the Croatian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance
• Description:
  We describe the activities of the Croatian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and report surveillance results for 1999. Twenty-two Croatian microbiology laboratories participated in the study. Resistance rates for the organisms isolated in different centers varied widely, but certain trends were apparent. Penicillin resistance in pneumococci (38%), methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (22%), the production of extended spectrum beta-lactamases by Klebsiella pneumoniae (21%), and imipenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11%) represent major resistance problems, especially in large hospitals. A comprehensive system of antimicrobial resistance surveillance, combined with training and external quality control programs, has identified high rates of resistance in key pathogens in some regions of Croatia. The program has heightened awareness of the problems of antimicrobial resistance and contributed to ongoing improvements in laboratory practice.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Antimicrobial Resistance Beta-Lactamases Croatia Drug Resistance, Bacterial Empirical Therapy Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Gram-Positive Bacteria Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Imipenem Klebsiella Pneumoniae Methicillin Resistance Microbial Sensitivity Tests Penicillin Resistance Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Public Health Staphylococcus Aureus Streptococcus Pneumoniae Surveillance Synopsis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(1):14-18.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:86140eebb776de2b559d0f6b4a691d19f298c1da42310eb3f8889f0e5bd1ec11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13761/cdc_13761_DS1.pdf
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