Trends in antimicrobial-drug resistance in Japan

Authors
Arakawa, Y Ike, Y Nagasawa, M Shibata, N Doi, Y Shibayama, K Yagi, T Kurata, T
Citation
Y. Arakawa et al., Trends in antimicrobial-drug resistance in Japan, EM INFECT D, 6(6), 2000, pp. 572-575
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
572 - 575
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200011/12)6:6<572:TIARIJ>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Multidrug resistance in gram-positive bacteria has become common worldwide. In Japan until recently, gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aerugi nosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Serratia marcescens were controlled by car bapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. However, several of these microorganisms have recently developed resistance against many antimicrobia l drugs.