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Article: Why did our reporting trends suddenly change? What a microbiology lab learned about resistance and about a jump in recovery of one pathogen had a major impact on antibiotic therapy.
- Article from:
- Medical Laboratory Observer
- Article date:
- February 1, 1985
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Amarked increase in antibiotic resistance by several organisms and a surge in recovery of one pathogen posed microbiology puzzles at our 212-bed hospital. It was important to find out why these new trends had developed in order to help clinicians plan a better course of antibiotic therapy.
The matter of resistance surfaced two years ago. One of the functions of the microbiology department, in conjunction with the infection control committee, is to monitor susceptibility trends for the hospital. From January to June 1983, I noticed frequent significant departures from the normal susceptibility patterns for Proteus mirabilis and some Enterobacteriaceae--changes ...