Resistance trends of the Bacteroides fragilis group over a 10-year period, 1997 to 2006, in Madrid, Spain

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Jul;52(7):2686-90. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00081-08. Epub 2008 May 12.

Abstract

The changes in susceptibilities of Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated in our hospital from 1997 to 2006 were studied. A total of 1,343 clinical strains were included. The study showed differences in the resistance rates in the different species of the group. Increasing resistance to clindamycin and moxifloxacin was observed. Susceptibility to imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, and metronidazole remained unchanged.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteroides / classification
  • Bacteroides / drug effects
  • Bacteroides / isolation & purification
  • Bacteroides Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacteroides Infections / epidemiology
  • Bacteroides Infections / microbiology
  • Bacteroides fragilis / classification
  • Bacteroides fragilis / drug effects*
  • Bacteroides fragilis / isolation & purification
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Species Specificity
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents