Microbial infection and antibiotic resistance patterns among Jordanian intensive care patients
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Microbial infections were observed in 30% [155/519] of all patients consecutively admitted in 1993 to the adult intensive care unit in the Jordan University Hospital in Amman. Gram-negative bacteria were involved in 110 [49%], Gram-positive bacteria in 69 [31%], mixed bacteria species in 25 [11%] and Candida spp. in 19 [9%] of all 223 infection episodes. Five species were isolated most frequently Staphylococcus aureus [40], Acinetobacter spp. [28] Pseudomonas spp. [22], Enterobacter spp. [20] and Klebsiella spp. [17]. Resistance to most commonly available antibiotics was moderate to very high among Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates. Almost all Gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to imipenem and ciprofloxacin
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Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
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WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Bactérias
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Cuidados Críticos
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Infecções
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Antibacterianos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
1996