| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000290828 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autors: | Sader, Helio S1 Gales, Ana C2 Silva, Juliana B Pignatari, Antonio C Jones, Ronald N3 Pignatari, Antonio C |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Divisao de Doencas Infecciosas, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Laboratorio Especial de Microbiologia Clinica, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3The Jones Group/JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, Iowa. Estados Unidos de América |
| Any: | 2004 |
| Període: | Feb |
| Volum: | 8 |
| Número: | 1 |
| Paginació: | 25-79 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Plan, proyecto, programa |
| Enfoque: | Aplicado, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | The alarming emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance among common bacteria threatens the effectiveness of therapy for many infections. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is essential to identify the major problems and guide adequate control measures. Several resistance surveillance programs have been implemented in North America and Europe in the last decade; however, very few programs have assessed antimicrobial resistance in Latin American countries. The SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program was initiated in 1997 and represents the most comprehensive surveillance program in place at the present time worldwide. The SENTRY Program collects consecutive isolates from clinically documented infections in more than 80 medical centers worldwide (10 in Latin America). The isolates are collected according to the type of infection (objectives) and susceptibility tested in a central microbiology laboratory by reference broth microdilution methods according to NCCLS guidelines. The Program also incorporated molecular typing (ribotyping and PFGE) and resistance mechanism analysis of selected isolates. In this report we present a very broad analysis of the data generated by testing almost 20,000 bacterial isolates against more than 30 antimicrobial agents. The susceptibility results (MIC50, MIC90 and % susceptible) are presented in 11 tables according to the organism and site of infection. The data from Brazil, as well as the data from isolates collected in 2001, are analyzed separately. This report allows the evaluation of t |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Hospitales, Microbiología, Salud pública, Programa de vigilancia antimicrobiana SENTRY, Resistencia antimicrobiana, Infección hospitalaria, Vigilancia, América Latina |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Hospitals, Microbiology, Public health, SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program, Antimicrobial resistance, Nosocomial infections, Surveillance, Latin America |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
