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Multidrug Resistance among Gram-Negative Pathogens That Caused Healthcare-Associated Infections Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2006–2008

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Alexander J. Kallen ,
Alicia I. Hidron ,
Jean Patel  and
Arjun Srinivasan
Alexander J. Kallen*
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Alicia I. Hidron
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Jean Patel
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Arjun Srinivasan
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
1600 Clifton Rd NE, MS A-35, Atlanta, Georgia30333, (AKallen@cdc.gov)
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Abstract

We evaluated isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii that were reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network from January 2006 through December 2008 to determine the proportion that represented multidrug-resistant phenotypes. The pooled mean percentage of resistance varied by the definition used; however, multidrug resistance was relatively common and widespread.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , May 2010 , pp. 528 - 531
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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