Background: To combat antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organization developed a global priority pathogen list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria for prioritisation of research and development of new, effective antibiotics.
Objective: This study describes a five-year resistance trend analysis of the ESKAPE pathogens: spp., from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Methods: This retrospective study used National Health Laboratory Services data on 64 502 ESKAPE organisms isolated between 2011 and 2015. Susceptibility trends were ascertained from minimum inhibitory concentrations and interpreted using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
Results: was most frequently isolated ( = 24, 495, 38%), followed by ( = 14, 282, 22%). Decreasing rates of methicillin-resistant (28% to 18%, < 0.001) and increasing rates of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing (54% to 65% < 0.001) were observed. Carbapenem resistance among and spp. was less than 6% during 2011-2014, but increased from 4% in 2014 to 16% in 2015 ( < 0.001) among increased ( = 0.002), but resistance to anti-pseudomonal antimicrobials decreased from 2013 to 2015. High rates of multi-drug resistance were observed in (> 70%).
Conclusion: This study describes the magnitude of antimicrobial resistance in KwaZulu-Natal and provides a South African perspective on antimicrobial resistance in the global priority pathogen list, signalling the need for initiation or enhancement of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control measures locally.
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