This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Alon, U
Right arrow Articles by Merzbach, D
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Alon, U
Right arrow Articles by Merzbach, D

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 January; 31(1): 126-128

Five-year survey of changing patterns of susceptibility of bacterial uropathogens to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and other antimicrobial agents.

U Alon, G Davidai, M Berant and D Merzbach

ABSTRACT

We analyzed the antibiotic susceptibility of 5,348 urinary isolates of Escherichia coli, "Klebsiella aerogenes," and Proteus mirabilis grown in three laboratories from 1980 to 1985. A continuous rise in resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was observed; 63% of the strains from inpatients in 1984 and 51% of those from outpatients in 1985 were resistant to this drug. Isolates from outpatients in 1985 were mostly susceptible to nitrofurantoin (mean susceptibility, 92%) and to oral cephalosporins (mean susceptibility, 84%). As for isolates from inpatients, none of the antimicrobial agents now used was satisfactory for initial chemotherapy, indicating a need for new antibacterial strategies.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 January; 31(1): 126-128




This article has been cited by other articles:

  • Talan, D. A., Stamm, W. E., Hooton, T. M., Moran, G. J., Burke, T., Iravani, A., Reuning-Scherer, J., Church, D. A. (2000). Comparison of Ciprofloxacin (7 Days) and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (14 Days) for Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis in Women: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 283: 1583-1590 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
  • Samra, Z., Heifetz, M., Talmor, J., Bain, E., Bahar, J. (1998). Evaluation of Use of a New Chromogenic Agar in Detection of Urinary Tract Pathogens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36: 990-994 [Abstract] [Full Text]  


Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»