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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 43, Issue -, Pages S43-S48Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1086/504476
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Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Acinetobacter species that are resistant to all, or almost all, commercially available antibiotics are now prevalent worldwide. Typically, these strains are recovered from patients in intensive care units who have ventilator-associated pneumonia. Panresistant strains can be defined as strains that are resistant to all beta-lactam and quinolone antibiotics recommended as empirical therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia. These strains are well adapted to the hospital environment - molecular epidemiological studies have frequently revealed that only 1 or 2 clones caused outbreaks in intensive care units. However, panresistant strains may also be selected by antibiotic use. Given the lack of antibiotic options to treat infection with panresistant strains, enhanced surveillance for these organisms is necessary at unit-specific, institutional, and national levels.
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