Susceptibility rates in Latin American nations: report from a regional resistance surveillance program (2011)

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Ronald N. Jones · JMI Laboratories

Manuel Guzmán-Blanco · Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad

Ana Cristina Gales · Hospital São Paulo

Belisarío Gallegos · Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad

Aura Lucía Leal Castro

Marinês Dalla Valle Martino · Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Silvio Vega

Jeannete Zurita

Abstract

LATAM nations demonstrated variable levels of antimicrobial R especially among Enterobacteriaceae (β-lactamase-mediated), PSA and ACB. MRSA (48%), VRE (14%) and multidrug-R SPN were also regional therapeutic challenges.

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Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Antibiotic Use and Resistance

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Published in: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 17, Issue 6, pp. 672-681

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2013.07.002

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Susceptibility rates in Latin American nations: report from a regional resistance surveillance program (2011)

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