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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Prevalence of Gram-negative bacilli resistance in adult critically ill patients at admission screening
Authors:
D Kotwinski, R Batra, T Olga, J Edgeworth, D Wyncoll, M Shankar-Hari
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Nosocomial infections in critically ill patients are increasing and they are often due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (GNB). Emerging resistance in common nosocomial pathogens is usually related to local antibiotic use. Gentamicin is the first-line empiric antibiotic for hospital-acquired infections in St Thomas' Hospital ICUs. No decontamination therapy for GNBs is employed, but rectal and nose swabs are routinely taken from patients on admission to screen for resistance in GNB. This informs the choice of antimicrobial therapy in the event of nosocomial infection during the patient's stay. We describe antibiotic resistance rates in GNB isolates at admission in critically ill adult patients over 8 years. …
