Unexpected mechanisms of resistance in Dutch Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected during fourteen 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 baumanii calcoaceticus complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species, which cause the majority of nosocomial hospital infections in the USA and which are able to “escape” antibiotic treatment due to intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance mechanisms. The therapeutic options for treating infections caused by these microorganisms 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, On behalf of the Dutch Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Group Source Type: research