Antibiotic resistance patterns of gram negative aerobic bacilli - a Caribbean collaborative study

ABSTRACT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been taking active interest in the problem of antibiotic resistance and its impact on global health in developed and developing countries. A programme was initiated by CAREC to systematically study the antibiotic reistance pattern of bacteria in the Caribbean by a Standardised protocol to obtain information for the formulation of guidelines for appropriate use of antibiotics (AU)