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Article: Changing patterns of susceptibilities of blood, urinary and respiratory pathogens in Hong Kong
Title | Changing patterns of susceptibilities of blood, urinary and respiratory pathogens in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | antibiotic susceptibility Bacteraemia epidemiology |
Issue Date | 1995 |
Publisher | WB Saunders Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jhin |
Citation | Journal Of Hospital Infection, 1995, v. 31 n. 4, p. 305-317 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility of organisms isolated from blood, urine and respiratory specimens at a teaching hospital in Hong Kong were studied retrospectively from 1986-1993. The incidence of Gram-positive bacteraemia, particularly coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), increased significantly from 33.6 to 47.3% (P < 0.001) while that of Gram-negative bacteraemia fell from 60.0 to 47.0% (P < 0.001). Among blood isolates, methicillin resistance of CNS increased from 17.0 to 58.0% (P < 0.001) and cefuroxime resistance of Enterobacter spp. increased from 21.0 to over 50% (P < 0.01). Among urinary isolates, cefuroxime resistance of Klebsiella spp. (11.0 to 24.0%, P < 0.001) and Enterobacter spp. (32.0 to 75.0%, P < 0.001) increased. Nalidixic acid resistance among Gram-negative urinary isolates, except Proteus mirabilis, rose by three- to sixfold. For Streptococcus pneumoniae, isolated from the respiratory tract, penicillin resistance increased dramatically (2 to 18%, P < 0.001). For respiratory isolates of Haemophilus influenzae, ampicillin resistance increased from 17.0 to 29.0% (P < 0.001). These data are useful in guiding empirical treatment of nosocomial infections. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/79081 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.095 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Ho, PL | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Yuen, KY | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Yam, WC | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Saiyin Wong, S | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Luk, WK | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T07:50:21Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T07:50:21Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1995 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal Of Hospital Infection, 1995, v. 31 n. 4, p. 305-317 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0195-6701 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/79081 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility of organisms isolated from blood, urine and respiratory specimens at a teaching hospital in Hong Kong were studied retrospectively from 1986-1993. The incidence of Gram-positive bacteraemia, particularly coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), increased significantly from 33.6 to 47.3% (P < 0.001) while that of Gram-negative bacteraemia fell from 60.0 to 47.0% (P < 0.001). Among blood isolates, methicillin resistance of CNS increased from 17.0 to 58.0% (P < 0.001) and cefuroxime resistance of Enterobacter spp. increased from 21.0 to over 50% (P < 0.01). Among urinary isolates, cefuroxime resistance of Klebsiella spp. (11.0 to 24.0%, P < 0.001) and Enterobacter spp. (32.0 to 75.0%, P < 0.001) increased. Nalidixic acid resistance among Gram-negative urinary isolates, except Proteus mirabilis, rose by three- to sixfold. For Streptococcus pneumoniae, isolated from the respiratory tract, penicillin resistance increased dramatically (2 to 18%, P < 0.001). For respiratory isolates of Haemophilus influenzae, ampicillin resistance increased from 17.0 to 29.0% (P < 0.001). These data are useful in guiding empirical treatment of nosocomial infections. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_HK |
dc.publisher | WB Saunders Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jhin | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Hospital Infection | en_HK |
dc.subject | antibiotic susceptibility | - |
dc.subject | Bacteraemia | - |
dc.subject | epidemiology | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Bacteremia - epidemiology - microbiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Bacteriuria - epidemiology - microbiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Chi-Square Distribution | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross Infection - epidemiology - microbiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Hong Kong - epidemiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Incidence | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology - microbiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Retrospective Studies | en_HK |
dc.title | Changing patterns of susceptibilities of blood, urinary and respiratory pathogens in Hong Kong | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.openurl | http://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0195-6701&volume=31&spage=305&epage=317&date=1995&atitle=Changing+patterns+of+susceptibilities+of+blood,+urinary+and+respiratory+pathogens+in+Hong+Kong | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, PL:plho@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Yuen, KY:kyyuen@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Yam, WC:wcyam@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, PL=rp00406 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Yuen, KY=rp00366 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Yam, WC=rp00313 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/0195-6701(95)90209-0 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.pmid | 8926380 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0029610233 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 14650 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 31 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 305 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 317 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:A1995TM43400007 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ho, PL=7402211363 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Yuen, KY=36078079100 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Yam, WC=7004281720 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Saiyin Wong, S=16742062000 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Luk, WK=7005237832 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0195-6701 | - |