Antimicrobial resistance in Libya: 1970–2011

Libyan journal of medicine

Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh¹ 

关键词: antibiotic resistance;    enteric bacteria;    methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;    multidrug-resistant tuberculosis;    Libya;   

DOI  :  10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20567

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

Resistance to antimicrobial agents is a major health problem that affects the whole world. Providing information on the past state of antimicrobial resistance in Libya may assist the health authorities in addressing the problem more effectively in the future. Information was obtained mainly from Highwire Press (including PubMed) search for the period 1970–2011 using the terms ‘antibiotic resistance in Libya’, ‘antimicrobial resistance in Libya’, ‘tuberculosis in Libya’, and ‘primary and acquired resistance in Libya’ in title and abstract. From 1970 to 2011 little data was available on antimicrobial resistance in Libya due to lack of surveillance and few published studies. Available data shows high resistance rates for Salmonella species in the late 1970s and has remained high to the present day. High prevalence rates (54–68%) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were reported in the last decade among S. aureus from patients with burns and surgical wound infections. No reports were found o...

【 授权许可】

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