Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Multicenter Study
. 2016 Dec:42:27-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.07.003. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Changes in the antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria from 2007-2009 to 2010-2012 based on the CLSI methodology

Christine J Hastey  1 , Halsey Boyd  1 , Audrey N Schuetz  2 , Karen Anderson  3 , Diane M Citron  4 , Jody Dzink-Fox  5 , Meredith Hackel  6 , David W Hecht  7 , Nilda V Jacobus  8 , Stephen G Jenkins  9 , Maria Karlsson  3 , Cynthia C Knapp  10 , Laura M Koeth  11 , Hannah Wexler  12 , Darcie E Roe-Carpenter  13 ; From the Ad Hoc Working Group on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Anaerobic Bacteria of CLSI
Affiliations
Multicenter Study

Changes in the antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria from 2007-2009 to 2010-2012 based on the CLSI methodology

Christine J Hastey et al. Anaerobe. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of anaerobic isolates was conducted at four independent sites from 2010 to 2012 and compared to results from three sites during the period of 2007-2009. This data comparison shows significant changes in antimicrobial resistance in some anaerobic groups. Therefore, we continue to recommend institutions regularly perform susceptibility testing when anaerobes are cultured from pertinent sites. Annual generation of an institutional-specific antibiogram is recommended for tracking of resistance trends over time.

Keywords: Anaerobe; Antibiogram; Antimicrobial susceptibility.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Hecht DW, Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in anaerobic bacteria: worri-some developments, Clin. Infect. Dis 39 (2004) 92–97. - PubMed
    1. Snydman DR, Jacobus NV, McDermott LA, Golan Y, Hecht DW, et al., Lessons learned from the anaerobe survey: historical perspective and review of the most recent data (2005–2007), Clin. Infect. Dis 1 (50 Suppl) (2010) S26–S33. - PubMed
    1. Hecht DW, Osmolski JR, O’Keefe JP, Variation in the susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group isolates from six Chicago hospitals, Clin. Infect. Dis 4 (16 Suppl) (1993) S357–S360. - PubMed
    1. Hecht DW, Anaerobes: antibiotic resistance, clinical significance, and the role of susceptibility testing, Anaerobe 12 (2006) 115–121. - PubMed
    1. Katsandri A, Papaparaskevas J, Pantazatou A, Petrikkos GL, Thomopoulos G, et al., Two cases of infections due to multidrug-resistant Bacteroides fragilis group strains, J. Clin. Microbiol 44 (2006) 3465–3467. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources