Title: Drug resistance and distribution in 114 strains of Enterobacter cloacae
Abstract: Objectives To investigate drug resistance and distribution of Enterobacter cloacae in our hospital,in order to guide the clinical therapy. Methods Total of 114 strains of Enterobacter cloacae were collected from Tai’an Central Hospital from June 2010 to April 2011, the drug resistance rates to imipenem and other 17 kinds of antibiotics were tested through Microdilution method and K-B disk diffusion method. Drug resistance and clinical distribution were analyzed, retrospectively. Results Total of 114 strains of Enterobacter cloacae were collected mainly from sputum (73.7%),and scattered in all the wards. Resistance rates to imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, piperacillin/tazobactam, amikacin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, cefepime, tobramycin, ceftazidime, cidomycin, cefotaxime, aztreonam, SMZ-TMP, amoxicillin/clavulanic, cefoxitin, cefazolin and ampicillin were 0.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 8.8%, 23.7%, 29.8%, 36.0%, 39.5%, 44.7%, 51.8%, 52.6%, 58.8%, 59.6%, 59.6%, 86.0%, 100.0%, 100.0% and 100.0%. Conclusions Enterobacter cloacae isolated in our hospital mostly caused respiratory tract infection. Antibiotics should be chosen according to drug sensitivity test in clinical practice.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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