[Resistance of causative agents of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Russia].

A prospective epidemiological study of the spectrum of causative agents (CA) of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) in adult patients and CA resistance to antimicrobial drugs was conducted in nine cities of the Russian Federation in 2004-2005. Minimum inhibiting concentrations were ascertained by dilution in agar according to NCCLS (2000-2002) recommendations. The study has found that uncomplicated UTI are most frequently caused by E.

Antimicrobial resistance of nosocomial strains of Staphylococcus aureus in Russia: results of a prospective study.

A total of 879 Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from 17 medical institutions in different regions of Russia were tested. Susceptibility to 18 antimicrobials was determined by agar dilution in accordance with the NCCLS recommendations. The most potent antimicrobials were glycopeptides, linezolid, and fusidic acid, to which no resistance was found.

[Dynamics of Streptococcos pneumoniae antibiotic resistance extension in Moscow in 1998-2003].

During the 6-year observation period from 1998 to 2003 in Moscow there was recorded in 2000-2001 a decrease in the emergence of Streptococcos pneumoniae resistance to many antibacterials, while during the following years the respective index increased. The above dynamics in the resistance emergence was likely due to a decrease in the use of antibiotics in 1998-1999. In 2003 the rate of resistance to penicillin was 18.

[Antibacterial drug resistance of gram-negative agents causing urinary infections in female outpatients in Russia: results of multicenter study].

Aim: To investigate the spectrum of gram-negative agents causing acute and recurrent cystitis in outpatients and sensitivity of uropathogenic E. coli to antibacterial drugs; to compare drug resistance of uropathogenic E. coli isolated in Russia and other countries.