Neuroinfections and antimicrobials: do we need new molecules or new strategies?
Journal Article
2007; 28(Suppl 2): 38-39
PubMed PMID: 17558378
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Keywords:
Anti-Infective Agents:therapeutic use, Brain Diseases:drug therapy, Candidiasis:drug therapy, Cross Infection:drug therapy, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Fluconazole:therapeutic use, Humans, Meningitis:drug therapy, Pseudomonas Infections:drug therapy, Stap.
: Within last 15 years, analyzing patterns of etiology and resistance in organisms causing neuroinfections, emergence of resistance has been observed in Slovakia in S. haemolyticus to teicoplanin (11%), Ps. aeruginosa and A. baumannii to meropenem (20%) and Candida spp. (non-albicans Candida spp.) to fluconazol (20%). There are no new antibiotics against carbapenem resistant Ps. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii....
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Kalavsky E, Kisac P, Huttova M, Benca J, Krcmery V. Neuroinfections and antimicrobials: do we need new molecules or new strategies? Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2007 Jun; 28(Suppl 2): 38-39