Volume 5, Number 3—June 1999
Dispatch
Bacterial Resistance to Ciprofloxacin in Greece: Results from the National Electronic Surveillance System
, Greek Network, N.J. Legakis, and Kalapothakifor the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance
Table 2
Ciprofloxacin resistance by specimen and type of warda
| Outpatients | Medical | Surgical | ICU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | %Rb | No. | %R | No. | %R | No. | %R | |
| Escherichia coli | ||||||||
| Urine | 1,191 | 5.0 | 1,572 | 5.5 | 597 | 8.5 | 39 | 10.2 |
| Blood | - | 195 | 6.9 | 14 | 18.1 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Respiratory | - | 56 | 2.1 | - | 23 | 9.0 | ||
| Pus | - | 33 | 12.1 | 203 | 8.4 | 11 | 27.8 | |
| Other | 380 | 4.5 | 244 | 7.5 | 300 | 6.5 | 16 | 20.0 |
| All | 1,571 | 3.7 | 2,100 | 5.6 | 1,114 | 8.2 | 94 | 13.3 |
| Salmonella spp. | ||||||||
| Stool | 195 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||||||||
| Urine | 62 | 6.6 | 254 | 15.5 | 85 | 19.8 | 28 | 64.0 |
| Blood | - | 45 | 11.3 | 10 | 9.8 | 18 | 72.3 | |
| Respiratory | - | 62 | 9.8 | 12 | 50.0 | 90 | 69.8 | |
| Pus | - | 14 | 50.0 | 42 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Other | 34 | 3.1 | 44 | 18.5 | 79 | 28.3 | 41 | 65.4 |
| All | 96 | 5.4 | 419 | 15.8 | 226 | 23.9 | 177 | 67.7 |
| Serratia marcences | ||||||||
| All | 76c | 7.7c | 20 | 45.2 | ||||
| Enterobacter spp. | ||||||||
| Urine | 76 | 12.0 | 190 | 29.7 | 85 | 32.0 | 24 | 75.4 |
| Blood | - | 37 | 21.8 | 13 | 54.2 | 24 | 66.6 | |
| Respiratory | - | 76 | 6.3 | 10 | 40.2 | 58 | 48.6 | |
| Pus | - | 22 | 36.8 | 138 | 18.5 | 27 | 67.6 | |
| Other | 66 | 10.8 | 71 | 16.9 | 86 | 23.3 | 65 | 69.0 |
| All | 142 | 11.6 | 396 | 22.2 | 332 | 24.8 | 198 | 62.2 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||||||||
| Urine | 51 | 31.0 | 270 | 44.0 | 171 | 40.7 | 70 | 79.3 |
| Blood | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 20.6 | 13 | 46.5 | 29 | 75.6 |
| Respiratory | 11 | 18.2 | 258 | 34.4 | 29 | 44.6 | 379 | 62.9 |
| Pus | 18 | 11.3 | 35 | 31.6 | 147 | 22.6 | 16 | 69.5 |
| Ear | 72 | 1.7 | 7 | 47.3 | 30 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 43 | 18.8 | 78 | 26.9 | 137 | 25.9 | 76 | 66.9 |
| All | 195 | 16.7 | 672 | 37.5 | 527 | 28.2 | 570 | 66.4 |
| Acinetobacter spp. | ||||||||
| Urine | - | 72 | 62.6 | 32 | 65.9 | 34 | 94.4 | |
| Blood | - | 18 | 38.7 | 16 | 69.0 | 40 | 92.3 | |
| Respiratory | - | 38 | 49.7 | 11 | 100.0 | 190 | 91.0 | |
| Pus | - | 13 | 61.8 | 87 | 60.1 | 19 | 94.8 | |
| Other | - | 24 | 62.5 | 87 | 69.1 | 84 | 78.9 | |
| All | 20 | 45.1 | 165 | 56.8 | 233 | 66.6 | 367 | 88.4 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||||||||
| Urine | - | 37 | 32.9 | 16 | 31.0 | - | ||
| Blood | - | 101 | 51.0 | 15 | 67.0 | 40 | 62.7 | |
| Respiratory | - | 123 | 45.3 | 28 | 57.1 | 221 | 65.8 | |
| Pus | 104 | 18.2 | 88 | 21.6 | 272 | 30.8 | 14 | 71.4 |
| Ear | 52 | 3.8 | - | - | - | |||
| Other | 92 | 10.3 | 103 | 25.6 | 136 | 31.4 | 43 | 67.4 |
| All | 248 | 12.8 | 452 | 30.5 | 467 | 33.0 | 318 | 63.6 |
| MRSAd | 40 | 56.7 | 140 | 69.1 | 176 | 75.3 | 375 | 94.3 |
| MSSAe | 184 | 1.7 | 256 | 12.4 | 219 | 6.5 | 92 | 4.6 |
aOne isolate per patient (the first isolated) is shown.
bR, resistant.
cMedical and surgical wards combined.
dMRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
eMSSA, methicillin-sensitive S. aureus.
1G. Antoniadis, E. Arhondidou, S. Chatzipanagiotou, E. Chinou, A. Chrysaki, V. Daniilidis, G. Genimata, H. Gessouli, P. Golemati, E. Kaili-Papadopoulou, A. Kansuzidou, D. Kailis, E. Kaitsa, M. Kanelopoulou, Sp. Kitsou-Kyriakopoulou, Z. Komninou, E. Kouskouni, Chr. Koutsia-Karouzou, S. Ktenidou-Kartali, V. Liakou, H. Malamou-Lada, H. Mercuri, C. Nicolopoulou, A. Pagkali, E. Panagiotou, E. Papafragas, A. Perogamvros, C. Poulopoulou, D. Sofianou, G. Theodoropoulou-Rodiou, S. Thermogianni, E. Trikka-Graphakos, O. Vavatsi-Manou, M. Ventouri, E. Vogiatzakis, A. Xanthaki, Chr. Zagora, E. Chatzidaki, G. Papoutsakis.