Antimicrobial Resistance

Materials and Methods. The aim of the study was to determine the structure of bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance in adult patients with acute maxillary sinusitis. A total of 311 strains isolated from 442 adult patients with acute maxillary sinusitis were included in the study during 2000–2003. Results. Clinically significant bacterial pathogens were isolated in 65.4% of patients; among them single microorganism were found in 87.3% of cases, >2 – in 12.

The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production in nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae isolated in ICUs of various regions of Russia in 1997–1998 and 2003 was studied. We report the dramatic increase in the incidence of ESBLs, attributed …

The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production in nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae isolated in ICUs of various regions of Russia in 1997–1998 and 2003 was studied. Here, we report the dramatic increase in the incidence of ESBLs, …

The present analyzed study the level, structure and phenotypes of antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes in different regions of Russia and to evaluate their dynamics in period from 1999 to 2003. A total of 103 S. pyogenes from 8 cities …

In 2003 8 research centers in Russia from Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Smolensk took part in ARTEMIS Disk study 2003, the main purpose of which was the monitoring of resistance of the clinically …

To study the hypothesis of the mutant selection window (MSW) in a pharmacodynamic context, the susceptibility of a clinical isolate of methicillin-resistant Stap. hylococcus aureus exposed to moxifloxacin (MOX), levofloxacin (LEV) and ciprofloxacin …

Susceptibility of 25 clinical isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis to the most commonly used antimicrobials for the treatment of chlamydial infections was studied. Of 25 isolates, 10 were determined as in vitro resistant to doxycycline, 10 – to …

In vitro susceptibility study of nosocomial strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients with nosocomial infections in 21 Russian ICUs was performed. Antibiotics with antipseudomonal activity, such as piperacillin, …

Objective. To determine in vitro activity of antimicrobials against S. aureus isolated from hospitalized patients from different regions of Russia. Materials and Methods. A total of 879 clinical strains of S. aureus isolated in 2000–2001 from patients hospitalized in 17medical institutions in different parts of Russia. Susceptibility to 18 antimicrobials: oxacillin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid, erythromycin, clindamycin, lincomycin, gentamicin, mupirocin, fusidic acid, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, quinupristin/dalfopristin, rifampicin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, chloramphenicol was determined by agar dilution method in accordance with the NCCLS recommendations.