2007, Cilt 21, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 021-025 |
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RESISTANCE TO ISEPAMICIN, AMIKACIN AND GENTAMICIN IN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA |
Emine KÜÇÜKATEŞ1, Erhan KANSIZ2, Nazmi GÜLTEKİN3 |
1İstanbul Üniversitesi, Kardiyoloji Enstitüsü, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarı, İstanbul 2İstanbul Üniversitesi, Kardiyoloji Enstitüsü, Kalp-Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul 3İstanbul Üniversitesi, Kardiyoloji Enstitüsü, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul |
Keywords: Isepamicin, Gram-negative rod, intensive care unit, aminoglycoside antibiotics, in vitro antibiotic susceptibility, E-test |
Aminoglycoside group antibiotics are commonly used especially in hospital-acquired infections. However, the resistance to these
antibiotics is an important problem. In this study, 260 Gram-negative rods isolated in various clinical samples of hospitalized patients
in the surgical and coronary intensive care units were evaluated. The most frequently isolated species were Pseudomonas
aeruginosa (25.8%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (25.8), followed by Acinetobacter baumannii (19.2%). The susceptibility rates to
aminoglycosides of the rods, determined using E-test, were 73.4% for isepamicin, 65.3% for amikacin and 56.5% for gentamicin. In
conclusion, isepamicin was the most effective aminoglycoside against Gram-negative rods whereas the resistance to isepamicin
was significant.
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