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KMID : 0648620140190010029
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Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
2014 Volume.19 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.36
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Recent Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Units in Korea
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Lee Yang-Soon
Song Won-Keun
Lee Hyuk-Min
Lee Hye-Soo
Jang Sook-Jin
Jeong Seok-Hoon
Hong Seong-Geun
Yong Dong-Eun
Lee Kyung-Won
Chong Yun-Sop
KONSAR Group
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Abstract
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Background: In general, higher resistance rates are observed among intensive care unit (ICU) isolates than non-ICU isolates. In this study, resistance rates of isolates from ICUs and non-ICUs were compared using the data generated from 20 hospitals in Korea.
Methods: Susceptibility data were collected from 20 hospitals participating in the Korean Nationwide Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (KONSAR) program. Duplicate isolates were excluded from the analysis. The resistance rates did not include intermediate susceptibility.
Results: The most prevalent bacteria in the ICUs were Staphylococcus aureus (21%) and Acinetobacter spp. (19%), and those in non-ICU were Escherichia coli (27%) and S. aureus (14%). The resistance rates were higher in ICUs than in non-ICUs at 84% and 58% for methicillin-resistant S. aureus, 86% and 70% for methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylcoccus (CNS), 34% and 19% for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, 38% and 19% for cefotaxime-resistant E. coli, 45% and 25% for cefotaxime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, 42% and 24% for ceftazidime-resistant Enterobacter cloacae, 29% and 11% for ceftazidime-resistant Serattia marcescens, 83% and 44% for imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp., and 32% and 17% for imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, respectively.
Conclusion: The most prevalent bacteria in ICUs were S. aureus, CNS, and Acinetobacter spp., and high multi-drug resistance rates were observed in the Acinetobacter isolates. Therefore, infection control should be practiced in ICUs to prevent infections caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria.
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KEYWORD
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Acinetobacter spp., Antimicrobial resistance surveillance, Intensive care units (ICU), KONSAR, Staphylococcus aureus
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