https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2530

ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2009)
Submitted: 17 February 2014
Accepted: 17 February 2014
Published: 30 September 2009
E. coli, K. pneumoniae, ESBL, sensibilità antibiotica
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Giuseppe Miragliotta
miragliotta@midim.uniba.it
Anna Di Taranto
Rossella De Nittis
Raffaele Antonetti
Raffaele Del Prete
Adriana Mosca
Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae limit therapeutical options.The objective of this study was to evaluate the activity of ciprofloxacin, imipenem, amikacin and piperacillin/tazobactam against ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae strains isolated from patients admitted to Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, over the period January-December 2007. A total of 1013 E. coli and 146 K. pneumoniae were isolated from various clinical specimens. 111/1013 (10.9%) and 24/146 (16.4%) were confirmed as ESBL-producing strains by both the Phoenix system (Becton & Dickinson) and the E-test (bioMérieux, Italia). Both the ESBL producing enterobacteria showed a high degree resistance to ciprofloxacin; in addition, K. pneumoniae exhibited resistance also to piperacillin/tazobactam. Imipenem was the most effective antibiotic with the exception of one strain ESBL-positive K. pneumoniae. A similar pattern was showed by amikacin. In view of the increasing prevalence of ESBL strains it appears important a continuous antimicrobial monitoring.

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Miragliotta, G., Di Taranto, A., De Nittis, R., Antonetti, R., Del Prete, R., & Mosca, A. (2009). ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility. Microbiologia Medica, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2530

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