Resistance problems in two university hospitals in Denmark

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 1999 Jun;12(1):71-3. doi: 10.1016/s0924-8579(99)00047-3.

Abstract

In 1997, 80 and 89% of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from university hospitals in Odense and Hvidovre respectively were resistant to penicillin and 32.0 and 41% of Escherichia coli were resistant to ampicillin. There were low incidences of methicillin resistance in S. aureus (<1%), penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (3%),and gentamicin in E. coli (2%). These figures might reflect the low use of antibiotics in Denmark.

MeSH terms

  • Ampicillin Resistance
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Denmark
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial*
  • Drug Utilization
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Gentamicins / pharmacology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / drug effects*
  • Haemophilus Infections / microbiology
  • Haemophilus influenzae / drug effects
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Penicillin Resistance

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins