An influence of selective pressure of antibiotics on gram-negative bacterial flora resistance in the Intensive Care Units at the Teaching Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Abstract

Aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between usage of antimicrobial agents intended to treat infections caused by G-negative bacteria (gentamicin, amikacin, netilmicin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin) and resistance of those bacteria

Keywords

• antibiotics
• antibiotic selective pressure
• gram-negative bacteria