Resistance of the Enterobacteriaceae to antibiotics, especially of the β lactam type, is
increasingly dominated by the mobilization of continuously expressed single genes that …

This paper on the fluoroquinolone resistance epidemiology stratifies the data according to
the different prescription patterns by either primary or tertiary caregivers and by indication …

Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal
infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and …

This study updates the frequency and resistance rates of Gram-negative bacilli isolated from
Latin American medical centers enrolled in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance …

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)
non-carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (non-CRE) phenotype among clinical …

To review the epidemiology of nosocomial extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae in Latin America, a systematic search of the biomedical literature …

Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) are important etiologic agents of …

Latin America has a high rate of community-associated infections caused by multidrug-
resistant Enterobacteriaceae relative to other world regions. A review of the literature over …

Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing worldwide concern, which poses unique
challenges for the effective prevention and treatment of several infections, especially the …

South America exhibits some of the higher rates of antimicrobial resistance in
Enterobactericeae worldwide. This continent includes 12 independent countries with huge …