TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in antimicrobial-drug resistance in Japan
AU - Arakawa, Yoshichika
AU - Ike, Yasuyoshi
AU - Nagasawa, Mitsuaki
AU - Shibata, Naohiro
AU - Doi, Yohei
AU - Shibayama, Keigo
AU - Yagi, Tetsuya
AU - Kurata, Takeshi
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Multidrug resistance in gram-positive bacteria has become common worldwide. In Japan until recently, gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Serratia marcescens were controlled by carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. However, several of these microorganisms have recently developed resistance against many antimicrobial drugs.
AB - Multidrug resistance in gram-positive bacteria has become common worldwide. In Japan until recently, gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Serratia marcescens were controlled by carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. However, several of these microorganisms have recently developed resistance against many antimicrobial drugs.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid0606.000604
DO - 10.3201/eid0606.000604
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11076714
AN - SCOPUS:0034490092
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 6
SP - 572
EP - 575
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 6
ER -