Antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens isolated from surgical site infections in Japan: Comparison of data from nationwide surveillance studies conducted in 2010 and 2014–2015

Authors :: Ryohei Kawabata
Takuo Hara
Hiroshige Mikamo
Yoshiyasu Ambo
Katsunori Suzuki
Yoshinobu Sumiyama
Akihisa Matsuda
Koshi Matsui
Shoji Kubo
Shinji Akagi
Koji Okabayashi
Hideaki Hanaki
Mitsuo Kaku
Masaaki Oka
Toshiro Wakatsuki
Akira Watanabe
Kazuo Hase
Junzo Shimizu
Kazuhisa Uchiyama
Satoshi Iwata
Hiroki Ohge
Katsunori Yanagihara
Junko Sato
Hiroshi Kiyota
Toru Mizuguchi
Keiichiro Ishibashi
Yasushi Harihara
Minako Kobayashi
Yoichi Matsuo
Yoshio Takesue
Kohji Okamoto
Shinya Kusachi
Shiko Seki
Masafumi Konosu
Yuko Kitagawa
Source :: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 23:339-348
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2017.
Abstract: A nationwide survey was conducted in Japan from 2014 to 2015 to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens isolated from surgical site infections (SSI). The resulting data were compared with that obtained in an earlier survey, conducted in 2010. Seven main organisms were collected, and 883 isolates were studied. A significant reduction in methicillin resistance was observed among Staphylococcus aureus isolates, dropping from 72.5% in 2010 to 53.8% in 2014-2015 (p

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