Survey of Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates over Two Decades in Northeast Thailand
Open Access
- 1 November 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 55 (11), 5388-5391
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.05517-11
Abstract
A 21-year survey conducted in northeast Thailand of antimicrobial resistance to parenteral antimicrobial drugs used to treat melioidosis identified 24/4,021 (0.6%) patients with one or more isolates resistant to ceftazidime ( n = 8), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid ( n = 4), or both drugs ( n = 12). Two cases were identified at admission, and the remainder were detected a median of 15 days after starting antimicrobial therapy. Resistance to carbapenem drugs was not detected. These findings support the current prescribing recommendations for melioidosis.Keywords
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