Publication: Survey of antimicrobial resistance in clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates over two decades in Northeast Thailand
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2011-11-01
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10986596
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Mahidol University
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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Vol.55, No.11 (2011), 5388-5391
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Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Premjit Amornchai, Natnaree Saiprom, Narisara Chantratita, Wirongrong Chierakul, Gavin C K W Koh, Wipada Chaowagul, Nicholas P J Day, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Sharon J. Peacock Survey of antimicrobial resistance in clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates over two decades in Northeast Thailand. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Vol.55, No.11 (2011), 5388-5391. doi:10.1128/AAC.05517-11 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/12252
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Survey of antimicrobial resistance in clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates over two decades in Northeast Thailand
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. Copyright © 2011 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.