Multidrug- and Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Children, United States, 1999-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of healthcare-associated infection. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) (>3 classes) and carbapenem-resistant (CR) P aeruginosa are significant threats globally. We used a large reference-laboratory database to study the epidemiology of P aeruginosa in children in the United States.

Methods

Antimicrobial susceptibility data from the Surveillance Network were used to phenotypically identify MDR and CR P aeruginosa isolates in children aged 1 to 17 years between January 1999 and July 2012. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate trends in the prevalence of MDR and CR P aeruginosa. Isolates from infants (<1 year old) and patients with cystic fibrosis were excluded.

Results

Among the isolates tested, the crude proportio

SUBMITTER: Logan LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5907855 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature