Current Status of Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hsueh, Po-Ren ; Liu, Cheng-Yi ; Luh, Kwen-Tay
• Description:
  While some trends in antimicrobial resistance rates are universal, others appear to be unique for specific regions. In Taiwan, the strikingly high prevalence of resistance to macrolides and streptogramin in clinical isolates of gram-positive bacteria correlates with the widespread use of these agents in the medical and farming communities, respectively. The relatively low rate of enterococci that are resistant to glycopeptide does not parallel the high use of glycopeptides and extended-spectrum beta-lactams in hospitals. The evolving problem of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates is substantial, and some unique enzymes have been found. Recently, some gram-negative bacteria (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii) that are resistant to all available antimicrobial agents including carbapenems have emerged.
• Subjects:
  Antimicrobial Resistance Bacterial Infections Drug Resistance, Bacterial Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Positive Bacteria Humans Prevalence Synopsis Taiwan
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(2):132-137.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9fd917d96e32c402c81a147dd3857871b8bfed6902e8907aeeeb7e731165d64a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13795/cdc_13795_DS1.pdf
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