کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9275961 1222362 2005 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Routine antimicrobial susceptibility testing of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures: is it necessary?
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Routine antimicrobial susceptibility testing of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures: is it necessary?
چکیده انگلیسی
The clinical significance of discontinuing routine antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CNS) isolates from blood cultures was investigated. Prospectively, AST was requested primarily for patients with serious underlying illnesses. Antibiotic use did not change significantly when AST was not performed routinely. Laboratory cost savings were 75% if AST was not performed, but more specimens were submitted from these patients. Oxacillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci from blood cultures has remained >70% since implementation of this protocol, while annual vancomycin utilisation has shown only small, incremental increases. Therefore, it is suggested that routine AST of CNS isolates from blood culture is not essential.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - Volume 11, Issue 12, December 2005, Pages 1037-1040
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