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Table 13 Antimicrobial resistance rates in the participating intensive care units

From: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) national report on device-associated infection rates in 19 cities of Turkey, data summary for 2003–2012

 

Pathogenic isolated tested, pooled, n

Resistance, %

Pathogenic isolated tested, pooled, n

Resistance, %

Pathogenic isolated tested, pooled, n

Resistance, %

Pathogen, antimicrobial

(CLABSI)

(CLABSI)

(VAP)

(VAP)

(CAUTI)

(CAUTI)

Staphylococcus aureus

      

Oxacilin

478

92.7%

482

83.2%

22

81.8%

Coagulase- negative staphylococci

      

Oxacilin

516

90.3%

69

81.2%

14

71.4%

Enterococcus faecalis

      

Vancomycin

80

5.0%

10

0.0%

36

0.0%

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

      

Ciprofloxacine

201

35.3%

719

40.6%

89

36.0%

Piperacillin or piperacillin-tazobactam

279

27.6%

1,009

33.8%

124

31.5%

Amikacin

185

18.9%

671

18.3%

81

16.0%

Imipenem or meropenem

251

37.1%

989

41.0%

122

33.6%

Klebsiella pneumoniae

      

Ceftriaxone or ceftazidime

140

55.7%

160

46.3%

28

50.0%

Imipenem or meropenem

189

6.3%

224

4.5%

73

1.4%

Acinetobacter baumanii

      

Imipenem or meropenem

469

56.1%

844

62.8%

73

57.5%

Escherichia Coli

      

Ceftriaxone or ceftazidime

67

55.2%

77

44.2%

78

51.3%

Imipenem or meropenem

68

4.4%

141

3.5%

132

2.3%

Ciprofloxacine

65

66.2%

110

50.0%

104

33.7%

  1. CLABSI, central line-associated bloodstream infection; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; CAUTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection.