Abstract：
:Antimicrobial resistance is a major health problem worldwide, but marked variations in the resistance profiles of bacterial pathogens are found between countries and in different patient settings, especially in Asia. In Taiwan, the strikingly high prevalence of resistance to macrolides and streptogramins in clinical isolates of Gram-positive bacteria correlates with the widespread use of these agents in the medical and farming communities. The relatively low proportion of enterococci that are resistant to glycopeptides does not equate to the high use of glycopeptides and extended-spectrum beta-lactams in hospitals. The emerging problem of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates is substantial, and some unique enzymes have been found. Recently, Gram-negative bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii) that are resistant to nearly all available antimicrobial agents, including carbapenems, have emerged.
journal_name
Int J Antimicrob Agentsjournal_title
International journal of antimicrobial agentsauthors
Huang YT,Hsueh PRdoi
10.1016/S0924-8579(08)70023-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-11-01 00:00:00pages
S174-8eissn
0924-8579issn
1872-7913pii
S0924-8579(08)70023-2journal_volume
32 Suppl 3pub_type
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.12.008
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(01)00314-4
更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.07.021
更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105909
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105956
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.07.002
更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(98)00107-1
更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106099
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.02.016
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.06.018
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.11.004
更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106007
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.10.014
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(01)00490-3
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.04.014
更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.05.019
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.11.013
更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(00)00215-6
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
