Unexpected mechanisms of resistance in Dutch Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected during 14 years of surveillance

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has published several reports expressing their concern regarding the ‘ESKAPE’ pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii–calcoaceticus complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp.), which cause the majority of nosocomial hospital infections in the USA and which are able to ‘escape’ antibio tic treatment owing to intrinsic and acquired antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. The therapeutic options for treating infections caused by these micro-organisms are currently limited [1].

Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - May 14, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: P.D. Croughs, C.H.W. Klaassen, J. van Rosmalen, D.M. Maghdid, S.A. Boers, J.P. Hays, W.H.F. Goessens, Dutch Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Group Source Type: research