Article
Dynamics of colistin and tobramycin resistance among Enterobacter cloacae during prolonged use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 1 Jan 2018
Dautzenberg M J D, Bayjanov J R, Leverstein-van Hall M A, Muller A E, Gelinck L B S, Jansen C L, Leyten E M S, Ruys T, Scharringa J, van der Starre R E, Fluit A C, Bonten M J M
Abstract excerpt
Background: A high prevalence of colistin resistance among E. cloacae isolates in two intensive care units (ICU) (of 16 and 6 beds) using selective digestive decontamination (SDD) since 1990 instigated a retrospective and prospective investigation to quantify the role of clonal transmission. SDD is topical application of colistin and tobramycin and systemic use of cefotaxime during the first days of...
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