[Evaluation of the sensitivity to meropenem of some bacterial strains with nosocomial potential]

Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol. 2003 Apr-Sep;48(2-3):107-12.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

This study analyzes the sensitivity to meropenem of 880 bacterial strains isolated from hospitalized patients in various medical units of County Hospital No. 1 Timişoara. As a result, a high sensitivity of gram-negative pathogens to meropenem (82.01%) has been noticed. Among Enterobacteriaceae, 93.17% of Escherichia coli and 71% of Klebsiella sp. were susceptible to meropenem. For Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, a high susceptibility was noticed to meropenem (91%), more than 70% to imipenem, but piperacillin + tazobactam had 42% resistance rates.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella / drug effects
  • Meropenem
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
  • Thienamycins / pharmacology*
  • Thienamycins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thienamycins
  • Meropenem