The status of antimicrobial resistance in Taiwan among Gram-positive pathogens: the Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (TSAR) programme, 2000 |
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Authors: | McDonald L Clifford Lauderdale Tsai-Ling Shiau Yih-Ru Chen Pei-Chen Lai Jui-Fen Wang Hui-Ying Ho Monto;TSAR Participating Hospitals |
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Institution: | Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
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Abstract: | In the Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance programme, isolates were collected from 21 hospitals over a 3-month period in 2000 (TSAR II) and rates of resistance in Gram-positive pathogens were determined. Resistance rates were high including oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (60%) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (80%), high-level gentamicin resistance (HLGR) in Enterococcus faecalis (60%) and penicillin non-susceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae (69%). Oxacillin resistance had increased from 1998 (TSAR I) and may be spreading into outpatient settings. In contrast, less than 2% enterococci were vancomycin-resistant. No linezolid resistance was found in either staphylococci or enterococci. |
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