: A total of 866 anaerobic strains isolated from clinical samples were tested by E-TEST for antimicrobial susceptibility. The most frequent antimicrobial resistance among the isolated genera, both Gram-positive and Gram-negative, was observed for clindamycin, and therefore, it cannot be considered as an empirical treatment. The antimicrobial resistance to benzylpenicillin was predominant among the Gram-negative bacteria, in particular the Bacteroides spp. The resistance percentages to meropenem and metronidazole are still low. However, metronidazole showed a considerable resistance in Finegoldia magna isolates, alone or in combination with other antibiotics. These data provide novel and useful epidemiological information on infections promoted by anaerobic bacteria.

Antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobic clinical isolates: A two-year surveillance

Tartaglia, Mariafrancesca;Gibellini, Davide;Mazzariol, Annarita
2023-01-01

Abstract

: A total of 866 anaerobic strains isolated from clinical samples were tested by E-TEST for antimicrobial susceptibility. The most frequent antimicrobial resistance among the isolated genera, both Gram-positive and Gram-negative, was observed for clindamycin, and therefore, it cannot be considered as an empirical treatment. The antimicrobial resistance to benzylpenicillin was predominant among the Gram-negative bacteria, in particular the Bacteroides spp. The resistance percentages to meropenem and metronidazole are still low. However, metronidazole showed a considerable resistance in Finegoldia magna isolates, alone or in combination with other antibiotics. These data provide novel and useful epidemiological information on infections promoted by anaerobic bacteria.
2023
Anaerobes antimicrobial susceptibility; Clindamycin; Gram-negative anaerobes; Gram-positive anaerobes; Meropenem; Metronidazole
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