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Fungal Infections Surveillance in Intensive Care Units

Invasive candidiasis is a common nosocomial infection with high attributable mortality among ICU patients. This study was performed to determine isolation rate of Candida spp. in cardiac surgical ICUs during the period of 2001–2007 and to assess …

Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance of S. aureus Isolated from ICU Patients in Russia: Results of Prospective Multicenter Study

Objective. To determine in vitro activity of antimicrobials against S. aureus isolated from ICU patients in different regions of Russia. Materials and Methods. A total of 998 clinical strains of S.aureus isolated in 2004–2005 from 998 patients hospitalized in ICU of 32 medical institutions in different parts of Russia. Susceptibility to 16 antimicrobials was determined by agar dilution method in accordance with CLSI recommendations. Results. The prevalence of MRSA among tested strains was 49.

Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance of S. aureus Isolated from ICU Patients in Russia: Results of Prospective Multicenter Study

Objective. To determine in vitro activity of antimicrobials against S. aureus isolated from ICU patients in different regions of Russia. Materials and Methods. A total of 998 clinical strains of S.aureus isolated in 2004-2005 from 998 patients hospitalized in ICU of 32 medical institutions in different parts of Russia. Susceptibility to 16 antimicrobials was determined by agar dilution method in accordance with CLSI recommendations. Results. The prevalence of MRSA among tested strains was 49.

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Gram-negative Nosocomial Pathogens in Russian ICUs

In vitro susceptibility study of 3042 gram-negative nosocomial strains isolated during 2002-04 from patients with nosocomial infections in 34 Russian ICUs was performed (in the framework «RESORT» survey). The following antibiotics were tested: …

Efficacy of Cefoperazone/sulbactam in the Therapy of Bacterial Sepsis: Results of a Multicentre Study «IRIS»

The objective of this prospective multicentre study was to evaluate the efficacy of cefoperazone/sulbactam for monotherapy of patients with bacterial sepsis in different wards of multifield hospitals in Russia. Overall, in 14 study centers 127 …

Treatment of Sepsis in Intensive Care Units – Pharmacoepidemiological Study

This paper presents retrospective analysis of currently existing approaches to the medical treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in patients from 7hospitals in 6 Russian cities. Two hundreds and eighty eight patients aged 16 to 75 years were …