Table 1: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Rates (%) for the Four Most Common Species of Gram-Negative Bacilli, 1994-2000

Table 2: Rates of Cross-Resistance (%) Among Selected Gram-Negative Bacilli, 1994-2000

Table 3: Association of Previously Administered Antibiotics with Multiresistant Enterobacter in the Initial Blood Culture

Table 4: Emergence of Resistance during Antibiotic Therapy for Enterobacter Bacteremia  

Vignettes

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Review Article:  Bush K, et al.  MiniReview: Updated Functional Classification of β-lactamases.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010;54:969-976.

Review Article:  Pitout JD. Enterobacteriaceae Producing ESBLs in the Community: Are They a Real Threat?  Infect Med 2007;24:57-65.

Authors

Maria Virginia Villegas, M.D., John P. Quinn, M.D.