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[The postal code as a "bar code" of antimicrobial resistance].
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Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia [Rev Esp Quimioter] 2022 Oct; Vol. 35 (5), pp. 492-497. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 13. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: The need to integrate local resistances into clinical practice is increasingly urgent, especially in Primary Care where empirical treatment is frequent.<br />Methods: A retrospective observational study of positive microbiological isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from any location (urethral, cervical, pharyngeal, rectal or urine) was carried out in the health area of Alcalá de Henares. Sociodemographic characteristics and resistance to cephalosporins, azithromycin, penicillin and quinolones were analyzed. Each isolate was related to its postal code of origin.<br />Results: We analyzed 256 microbiological samples of N.gonorrhoeae, most of them male (92.9%) with a mean age of 33 years. Half of the samples (49.8%) were resistant to ciprofloxacin. Temporal and spatial evolution of antimicrobial resistance was integrated in heat maps.<br />Conclusions: Knowing local resistances can help to prescribe more adequate empirical treatments, especially in Primary Care, avoiding inadequate antibiotics and decreasing resistance rates.<br /> (©The Author 2022. Published by Sociedad Española de Quimioterapia. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).)
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- Adult
Azithromycin therapeutic use
Cephalosporins therapeutic use
Ciprofloxacin therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Penicillins therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Gonorrhea drug therapy
Gonorrhea epidemiology
Gonorrhea microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 1988-9518
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35819817
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.37201/req/021.2022