Regional resistance surveillance program results for 12 Asia-Pacific nations (2011)

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Nov;57(11):5721-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01121-13. Epub 2013 Aug 19.

Abstract

The Regional Resistance Surveillance program monitored susceptibility rates and developing resistance by geographic region, including 12 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries. Reference broth microdilution methods for susceptibility/interpretations were applied, processing 5,053 strains. Among Staphylococcus aureus isolates (37% methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA], highest in South Korea [73%]), linezolid (LZD), tigecycline (TIG), and vancomycin were 100% active, but 33 and 34% of strains were levofloxacin (LEV) or macrolide resistant, respectively. Streptococcus pneumoniae was most resistant to β-lactams and macrolides (45%) but was LZD, LEV, and TIG susceptible (>98%). Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) phenotype rates in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. were 48 and 47%, respectively, and were highest in Taiwan, at 75 to 91%. The best anti-ESBL-phenotype agents were amikacin (81 to 96% susceptible), colistin (COL; >98%), TIG (>98%), and carbapenems (81 to 97%). Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed ≥20% resistance to all drugs except COL (99% susceptible). In conclusion, endemic evolving antimicrobial resistances in APAC nations show compromised roles for many commonly used antimicrobials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / classification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Asia / epidemiology
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Epidemiological Monitoring*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / growth & development
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella / drug effects
  • Klebsiella / growth & development
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • New Zealand / epidemiology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / growth & development
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / growth & development

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents