Multiparameter antibiotic resistance detection based on hydrodynamic trapping of individual E. coli

We present a single-bacteria hydrodynamic trapping platform to detect antibiotic susceptibility and resistance by simultaneously monitoring motility and morphology of individual E. coli.

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Nitric oxide (NO) elicits aminoglycoside tolerance in Escherichia coli but antibiotic resistance gene carriage and NO sensitivity have not co-evolved

Archives of Microbiology ◽

10.1007/s00203-021-02245-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cláudia A. Ribeiro ◽

Luke A. Rahman ◽

Louis G. Holmes ◽

Ayrianna M. Woody ◽

Calum M. Webster ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nitric Oxide ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Bacterial Pathogens ◽

Antibiotic Resistance Gene ◽

Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽

Resistance Mechanisms ◽

Current Work ◽

E Coli ◽

Respiratory Inhibitor

AbstractThe spread of multidrug-resistance in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens presents a major clinical challenge, and new approaches are required to combat these organisms. Nitric oxide (NO) is a well-known antimicrobial that is produced by the immune system in response to infection, and numerous studies have demonstrated that NO is a respiratory inhibitor with both bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties. However, given that loss of aerobic respiratory complexes is known to diminish antibiotic efficacy, it was hypothesised that the potent respiratory inhibitor NO would elicit similar effects. Indeed, the current work demonstrates that pre-exposure to NO-releasers elicits a > tenfold increase in IC50 for gentamicin against pathogenic E. coli (i.e. a huge decrease in lethality). It was therefore hypothesised that hyper-sensitivity to NO may have arisen in bacterial pathogens and that this trait could promote the acquisition of antibiotic-resistance mechanisms through enabling cells to persist in the presence of toxic levels of antibiotic. To test this hypothesis, genomics and microbiological approaches were used to screen a collection of E. coli clinical isolates for antibiotic susceptibility and NO tolerance, although the data did not support a correlation between increased carriage of antibiotic resistance genes and NO tolerance. However, the current work has important implications for how antibiotic susceptibility might be measured in future (i.e. ± NO) and underlines the evolutionary advantage for bacterial pathogens to maintain tolerance to toxic levels of NO.

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Microbiological monitoring as a component of efficient prevention and treatment of purulent-septic infections in an orthopedics and traumatology department

Zaporozhye Medical Journal ◽

10.14739/2310-1210.2021.3.229667 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 381-387

Author(s):

N. M. Polishchuk ◽

D. L. Kyryk ◽

I. Ye. Yurchuk

Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Emergency Care ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Analytical Data ◽

Empirical Therapy ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Resistance Development ◽

E Coli ◽

Microbiological Monitoring ◽

Bacteriological Test

Efficient monitoring of circulating purulent-septic infectious agents in a clinical setting and a study on antibiotic susceptibility of isolated strains of microorganisms allows identifying changes in the pathogen structure and trends in antibiotic resistance development, which helps to determine the tactics of antibacterial therapy and elaborate appropriate measures. The aim of the study. Retrospective analysis of the results of microbiological monitoring of purulent-septic infectious (PSI) agents in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department (OTD) of the Zaporizhzhia Central Ambulance and Emergency Care Hospital over the period 2017–2020 to determine the main antibacterial drugs for empirical therapy. Materials and methods. We analyzed the bacteriological test results of 664 clinical material samples obtained from OTD patients using bacteriological examination statistical reporting and analytical data of the WHONET 5.6 software. Results. The main PSI pathogens in the OTD were from the ESKAPE group: E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, E. faecalis, P. aeruginosa and S. epidermidis, P. mirabilis, C. amycolatum. Isolates of E. faecalis were sensitive to vancomycin, linezolid, S. aureus – to linezolid, tigecycline, netilmicin, A. baumannii – to tigecycline. All P. aeruginosa strains were resistant to ticarcillin/clavulanate, cefepime, chloramphenicol, imipenem, meropenem, aztreonam, ciprofloxacin. E. coli and K. pneumoniae were resistant to ampicillin, ticarcillin/clavulanate, aztreonam, ceftriaxone, cefepime. The number of isolates sensitive to piperacillin/tazobactam, carbapenems, levofloxacin, gentamicin, amikacin, chloramphenicol ranged from 37 % to 65 %. Conclusions. E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, E. faecalis, P. aeruginosa, S. epidermidis, P. mirabilis, C. amycolatum play an important role in the structure of PSI pathogens in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of Zaporizhzhia Central Ambulance and Emergency Care Hospital. The antibiotics of choice as the antibacterial empirical therapy for enterococcal infections are vancomycin, linezolid, for staphylococcal infections – vancomycin, linezolid, tigecycline, netilmicin. PSI pathogens continually evolve developing antibiotic resistance, and it is of particular importance to monitor antibiotic susceptibility of microorganisms within the OTD.

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Inhibition of the multiple antibiotic resistance (mar) operon in Escherichia coli by antisense DNA analogs.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ◽

10.1128/aac.41.12.2699 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 41 (12) ◽

pp. 2699-2704 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

D G White ◽

K Maneewannakul ◽

E von Hofe ◽

M Zillman ◽

W Eisenberg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antisense Oligonucleotides ◽

Multiple Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Wild Type ◽

Lacz Expression ◽

E Coli ◽

Plasmid Construct ◽

Dna Analogs ◽

Susceptibility And Resistance

The multiple antibiotic resistance operon (marORAB) in Escherichia coli controls intrinsic susceptibility and resistance to multiple, structurally different antibiotics and other noxious agents. A plasmid construct with marA cloned in the antisense direction reduced LacZ expression from a constitutively expressed marA::lacZ translational fusion and inhibited the induced expression of LacZ in cells bearing the wild-type repressed fusion. The marA antisense construction also decreased the multiple antibiotic resistance of a Mar mutant. Two antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides, one targeted to marO and the other targeted to marA of the mar operon, introduced by heat shock or electroporation reduced LacZ expression in the strain having the marA::lacZ fusion. One antisense oligonucleotide, tested against a Mar mutant of E. coli ML308-225, increased the bactericidal activity of norfloxacin. These studies demonstrate the efficacy of exogenously delivered antisense oligonucleotides targeted to the marRAB operon in inhibiting expression of this chromosomal regulatory locus.

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Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains isolated from urinary tract infections inPakistan

International Journal of Medicine ◽

10.14419/ijm.v9i1.31359 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Sarmad Zahoor ◽

Naveed Shehzad Ahmad ◽

Sadia Asif ◽

Hafiz Muhammad Sajid Jehangir ◽

Asad Ali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Infectious Agent ◽

Genomic Research ◽

Susceptibility Pattern ◽

Bacterial Strains ◽

Dominant Type ◽

E Coli ◽

Tract Infections

Background: Urinary track infection (UTI) is a common infection in Pakistan. Poor knowledge about personal hygiene and lack of awareness are major reasons of this infection. All over the world and in Pakistan E. coli and K. pneumonia are main causative agents of UTI.Objectives:To analyze Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial strains isolated from urinary tract infections.Methods: In present study total 227 samples from Genomic Research Lab and Diagnostic Center Rawalpindi, Pakistan were tested for presence of different microbial infectious agents and their antibiotic resistance and susceptibility pattern. Biochemical test such as Gram staining, Lactose fermentation test, Motility test, Catalase test and Colony formation on MacConkey agar, Indole test, and Citrate utilization test were applied. The antibiotic susceptibility and resistance pattern was evaluated by using fourteen different antibiotics on MullarHigton agar. Top ten antibiotics were selected at a cut off value of 100 samples for E. coli and 20 samples for Klebsiella.Results: Against E. coli and K. species the most susceptible antibiotic was Imipenam with 97.5% and Amikacin with 94.9% susceptibility respectively. Moreover, against E. coli and K. species the most resistance antibiotic was Ciprofloxacin 81.7% and Tobramycin with 76.1% resistance respectively. The comparison of present study with pervious studies had shown an increase in resistance against various antibiotics.Conclusion: It is concluded from the present study that antibiotic resistance is on raise in Pakistan and the effect of each antibiotic was different with respect to type of infectious agent so it is recommended that the doctor should determine the dominant type of infectious agent and its susceptibility response before prescription of any antibiotic.

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BIOFILM FORMATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF STROKE PATIENT’S URINARY CATHETER ISOLATES AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL, YOGYAKARTA

Berkala Ilmiah Kedokteran Duta Wacana ◽

10.21460/bikdw.v4i2.146 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 58

Author(s):

Christofer Sathya Wijaya Budi Sarwono

Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Biofilm Formation ◽

Urinary Catheter ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Plate Method ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

E Coli

Background: Antibiotic resistance currently challenges infectious disease management, specifically in combating biofilm formation. Biofilm might be developed on urinary catheter, in which stroke patients with urinary tract problem have higher risk of catheter associated urinary tract infection and problems related to antibiotic resistance. Aim: This study describes the microbe types from catheter isolates, measuring the antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm formation, especially in stroke patients at Bethesda Hospital, Yogyakarta. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, describing findings of specimens from stroke patients at Bethesda Hospital, since December 2018 to January 2019. The isolates were identified with standard method, the antibiotic susceptibility were tested with antibiotic disc on MHA medium, and the biofilm formation were assessed using tissue culture plate method. All procedure were done in Microbiology Laboratorium, FK UKDW. Result: Thirty three microbes were isolated from 30 specimens of urinary catheter (63,3% male, 36,3% female). There is 76% isolates incapable of developing biofilm, while 15% is moderate biofilm producer and 9% is strong biofilm producer. The susceptibility test showed 100% resistancy of ampicillin-sulbactam, tetracyclin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, and terbinafine. Around 50% of E. coli and 57% of K. pneumonias isolates is MDR, and 75% of A. baumanii is XDR. Conclusion: Isolated microbes from urinary catheter of stroke patients at Bethesda Hospital is dominated by E. coli, K. pneumoniae, and A. baumanii. Some of the microbes could form strong biofilm, and some of the antibiotics could not be used in the future due to their 100% resistancy on all specimens.

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Microbial Aetiology, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Pathogen-Specific Risk Factors for Udder Pathogens from Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11072113 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 2113

Author(s):

Anna Duse ◽

Karin Persson-Waller ◽

Karl Pedersen

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Dairy Cows ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Clinical Mastitis ◽

Gram Positive ◽

E Coli ◽

Trueperella Pyogenes ◽

Klebsiella Spp

Mastitis is one of the most important infectious diseases and one of the diseases that causes the greatest use of antibiotics in dairy cows. Therefore, updated information on the bacteria that cause mastitis and their antibiotic susceptibility properties is important. Here, for the first time in over 10 years, we updated the bacterial findings in clinical mastitis in Swedish dairy cows together with their antibiotic resistance patterns and risk factors for each bacterial species. During the period 2013–2018, samples from clinical mastitis were collected, together with information on the cows and herds of origin. The samples were cultured, and a total of 664 recovered bacterial isolates were subjected to susceptibility testing. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) was the most common pathogen and accounted for 27.8% of diagnoses, followed by Streptococcus dysgalactiae (S. dysgalactiae) (15.8%), Escherichia coli (E. coli) (15.1%), Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) (11.4%), Trueperella pyogenes (T. pyogenes) (7.7%), non-aureus staphylococci (NAS) (2.8%), Klebsiella spp. (2.7%), Enterococcus spp. (1.3%), and Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) (1.2%). Various other bacteria accounted for 2.6%. Staphylococci were, in general, susceptible to most antibiotics, but 2.6% of S. aureus and 30.4% of NAS were resistant to penicillin. No methicillin-resistant staphylococci were found. All S. agalactiae were susceptible to penicillin. Bimodal and trimodal MIC distributions for penicillin in S. dysgalactiae and S. uberis, respectively, indicate acquired reduced susceptibility in some isolates. The mostly unimodal MIC distributions of T. pyogenes indicate that acquired resistance does usually not occur in this species. Among E. coli, 14.7% were resistant to at least one antibiotic, most often ampicillin (8.7%), streptomycin (7.8%), or sulphamethoxazole (6.9%). Klebsiella spp. had low resistance to tetracycline (9.1%) but is considered intrinsically resistant to ampicillin. Pathogen-specific risk factors were investigated using multivariable models. Staphylococcus aureus, S. dysgalactiae, and T. pyogenes were more common, while E. coli was less common in quarters with more than one pathogen. S. aureus and T. pyogenes were mostly seen in early lactation, while E. coli was more common in peak to mid lactation and S. dysgalactiae in early to peak lactation. Trueperella pyogenes and Klebsiella spp. were associated with a previous case of clinical mastitis in the current lactation. Staphylococcus aureus was associated with tie stalls and T. pyogenes with loose housing. All pathogens except E. coli and S. dysgalactiae had a seasonal distribution. In conclusion, the aetiological agents for clinical bovine mastitis have remained relatively stable over the last 10–15 years, S. aureus, S. dysgalactiae, E. coli and S. uberis being the most important. Resistance to penicillin among Gram-positive agents was low, and in general, antibiotic resistance to other compounds was low among both Gram-positive and Gram-negative agents.

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Isolation, Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Escherichia coli Isolated from Raw Meat from Modake and Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Microbiology Research Journal International ◽

10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i830337 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

Wilkie Eunice Damilola ◽

Oluduro Anthonia Olufunke ◽

Ezeani Chidinma Vivian ◽

Sotala Toyosi Teniola

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Multiple Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Raw Meat ◽

E Coli ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test ◽

Mueller Hinton Agar ◽

Meat Samples ◽

High Level

The study reported isolation, identification and antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from raw meat from Modakeke and Ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria, with the view to determining the antibiogram profiling of the bacterial isolates. In this study, five samples of fresh meat were collected from different abattoirs in Ile-Ife and Modakeke, Osun State. Isolates of Escherichia coli were isolated, identified morphologically based on their growth on nutrient agar and subjected to antibiotic susceptibility test on Mueller Hinton agar. The mean microbial load from the meat samples ranged from 8.85 x 102cfu/ml to 5.77 x 104cfu/ml. A total of 69 E. coli isolates were recovered from the meat sampled. All the isolates appeared cream, translucent, entire, convex, circular, smooth and glistering. The isolates were identified as Gram negative rods, non-motile, lactose fermenters, positive for indole test and negative for citrate utilization test. All the E. coli isolates were resistant to augmentin, ceftriazone, nitrofurantoin and gentamycin. 98.55% of E. coli isolated was resistant to amoxillin and the least resistant was recorded in ofloxacin (8.70%). However, 91.30% of the E. coli isolates was sensitive to ofloxacin, 81.16% to ciprofloxacin and 36.23% to pefloxacin while none was sensitive to augmentin, ceftriazone, nitrofurantoin and gentamycin. A total of 19 different multiple antibiotic resistance patterns were observed among the isolates. Thirty isolates (43.48%) showed multiple antibiotic resistance to 5 and 10 different antibiotic types each. The study concluded that occurrence of E. coli infection is high in the study area with high level of multiple antibiotic resistance.

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Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from food, cooking utensils and palms of food handlers in some restaurants in Zaria, Nigeria

AROC in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology ◽

10.53858/arocpb01022834 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 28-34

Author(s):

Victoria Etalong ◽

Babajide A. Tytler ◽

Igba Profit ◽

Adeshina O. Gbonjubola

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Resistance Index ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Multiple Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Food Handlers ◽

Susceptibility Pattern ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern ◽

E Coli

Foodborne disease is a major public health problem causing considerable morbidity and mortality annually. In the present study, the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli isolated from food, cooking utensils and palms of food handlers in some restaurants in Zaria, Nigeria were evaluated. A total of 250 samples (220 food samples, 7 hand samples of food handlers, 10 plate samples within restaurants and 13 spoon samples) were collected from five locations in Zaria, Nigeria and analysed for microbial contaminations using standard microbiological techniques. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the isolates was determined using Kirby-Bauer modified disc agar diffusion technique. Results revealed that out of 158 acclaimed Enterobacteriaceae isolates evaluated, 19 % (30) were confirmed to be E. coli, while 81 % were Klebsiella. spp, Citrobacter fruendii, Enterobacter spp, Shigella spp, Salmonella spp, Serratia spp, and Cronobacter sakazaki. The majority of the isolates were resistant to amoxiclav (26.08%), ampicillin (26.08%), tetracycline (26.08%) and metronidazole (13.04%). A 33.3% of the isolates were multidrug-resistant. The E. coli isolates were mostly multiple antibiotic resistance with 43.3% having multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) ≥ 0.2. In conclusion, E. coli evolved resistance to ampicillin, Amoxicillin Clavulanic acid, and Tetracycline and other tested antimicrobial drugs which would make the treatment of Escherichia coli infections difficult

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Disinfectant and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains from Cattle Carcasses, Feces, and Hides and Ground Beef from the United States†

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-12-253 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 76 (1) ◽

pp. 6-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

ROSS C. BEIER ◽

TONI L. POOLE ◽

DAYNA M. BRICHTA-HARHAY ◽

ROBIN C. ANDERSON ◽

KENNETH M. BISCHOFF ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Escherichia Coli ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Ground Beef ◽

The United States ◽

Escherichia Coli O157 ◽

E Coli ◽

Inducible Resistance ◽

Susceptibility Profiles

The disinfectant and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of 344 Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains from cattle carcasses, feces, and hides and ground beef from the United States were determined. A low prevalence of antibiotic resistance was observed (14%). The highest prevalences of resistance were to sulfisoxazole (10.5%), tetracycline (9.9%), streptomycin (7%), and chloramphenicol (4.9%). Four strains were resistant to eight antibiotics (two strains from ground beef and one strain each from hide and preevisceration carcass swabs of cull cattle at harvest). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of the E. coli O157:H7 strains revealed two major groups (designated 1 and 2) composed of 17 and 20 clusters, respectively. Clusters 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1G.1 were associated with multidrug-resistant strains. There was no observed correlation between disinfectant resistance and antibiotic resistance. Sixty-nine (20%) of the 344 strains were resistant to chlorhexidine or benzalkonium chloride or the MICs of benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride were elevated. Inducible resistance was observed at elevated concentrations of antibiotics (1.4%) and disinfectants (6.1%). The highest rate of disinfectant inducible resistance was to OdoBan, quaternary ammonium chlorides, and the surface disinfectants F25, FS512, and MG, which are used in dairies, restaurants, and food processing plants. High MICs (1,024 to 4,096 μg/ml) of acetic, lactic, and citric acids were found. The decreasing order of acid potency based on molar MICs (MICsmolar) was acetic, citric, and lactic acid. The correlation of the concentration of dissociated organic acids and MICsmolar strongly suggests that the observed inhibition of E. coli O157:H7 was primarily due to dissociated forms of the acids.

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Antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in children with atopic dermatitis in 2002-2004 versus 2007-2009 years

Rossiiskii Allergologicheskii ZHurnal ◽

10.36691/rja699 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 23-26

Author(s):

M S Treneva ◽

A N Pampura ◽

V R Voronina ◽

Z V Zaporozhtseva

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Atopic Dermatitis ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽

Resistance To Antibiotics ◽

Alternative Choice ◽

Susceptibility And Resistance

Background. Staphylococus aureus (S. aureus) colonization is revealed in 80-84% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). There are no results on S. aureus susceptibility to antibiotics in children with AD within the period 2002-2004 to 2007-2009 years. Methods. S. aureus susceptibility to antibiotics was evaluated in 62 children with AD in 2002-2004 years and in 199 children in 2007-2009 years. S. aureus susceptibility and resistance to antibiotics were evaluated as frequencies (q) and their 95% confidential intervals (CI 95%) with MS «Excell». results. S. aureus antibiotic susceptibility in AD children is increased to ciprofloxacin since 2002-2004 to 2007-2009 [0,54 (0,42..0,67) /0,85 (0,80..0,91)] and is not changed to ceftriaxone [0,57 (0,44..0,70) /0,64 (0,57..0,71)], oxacillin [0,75 (0,64..0,86)/0,71 (0,64..0,78)] and cefuroxime [0,61 (0,49..0,74)/0,58 (0,36..0,80)]. Erythromycin susceptibility of S. aureus is 7 times reduced [0,71 (0,60..0,82)/0,10 (0,06..0,14)]; chloramphenicol susceptibility is 2 times reduced [0,79 (0,69..0,90)/0,33 (0,09..0,57)]. There is a decline of S. aureus antibiotic susceptibility to penicillin, ampicillin, linkomycin. Conclusion. Ceftriaxone may be the antibiotic of choice in children with severe infected AD. Oxacillin and cefuroxime should be recommended as an alternative choice.

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