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Ciprofloxacin or imipenem use correlates with resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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PMID:  22346558     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between ciprofloxacin or imipenem use and antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
METHODS: A retrospective review of monthly antimicrobial susceptibility reports for ciprofloxacin (1988 to 1995) and imipenem (1987 to 1995) against P aeruginosa and hospital antimicrobial use records at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Data were entered into a relational database, R:Base 4.5++, collated, transferred to a spreadsheet and subjected to linear regression analysis. The relationship between ciprofloxacin or imipenem use and resistance was assessed using a Pearson correlation.
RESULTS: Ciprofloxacin-resistant P aeruginosa increased from 1.0% of all isolates in 1988 to 10.0% in 1995. A significant (P=0.05) correlation was demonstrated between the amount of ciprofloxacin use and prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant P aeruginosa (r=0.73, P=0.05). Imipenem-resistant P aeruginosa increased from 1.0% of isolates in 1987 to a maximum of 10.4% in 1991, and subsequently decreased to 5.4% in 1995. Imipenem use and the prevalence of imipenem-resistant P aeruginosa were significantly correlated (r=0.85, P=0.014).
CONCLUSIONS: Ciprofloxacin use was directly associated with ciprofloxacin resistance, and imipenem use was directly associated with imipenem resistance in P aeruginosa.
Authors:
G G Zhanel; L E Nicolle; A S Gin; J Karlowsky; A Kabani; D J Hoban
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian journal of infectious diseases = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1180-2332     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Infect Dis     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-20     Completed Date:  2012-08-24     Revised Date:  2013-05-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9425856     Medline TA:  Can J Infect Dis     Country:  Canada    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  382-6     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Departments of Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Manitoba;
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