Study: Resistance Builds to Cipro

Article

BOSTON-A new report in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests microbial resistance is already building against the powerful antibiotic Cipro.

Research at two Taiwan hospitals examined patients who were infected with Salmonella after eating tainted pork. They were treated with Cipro. Some two years later, scientists say strains of Salmonella enterica, serotype choleraesuis have mutated to fight the antibiotic.

In 2000, none of the samples were resistant to the drug. However, by the third quarter of 2001, more than 60% of samples had mutated.

Cipro recently gained national attention after the post-Sept. 11 anthrax attacks in the US. Physicians prescribed the antibiotic to treat several forms of the bacterial disease. The antibiotic is a relatively new tool used to fight bacteria.

Information from www.nytimes.com

Recent Videos
Pathogen Playbook Presenter: Sharon Ward-Fore, BS, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC
Mark Wiencek, PhD
Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos, DrPH, CIC, AL-CIP, FAPIC
The CDC’s updated hospital respiratory reporting requirement has added new layers of responsibility for infection preventionists. Karen Jones, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC, clinical program manager at Wolters Kluwer, breaks down what it means and how IPs can adapt.
Studying for the CIC using a digital tablet and computer (Adobe Stock 335828989 by NIKCOA)
Infection Control Today's Conversations with the HSPA President, Arlene Bush, CRCST, CER, CIS, SME, DSMD, CRMST
Infection Control Today's Conversations with the HSPA President, Arlene Bush, CRCST, CER, CIS, SME, DSMD, CRMST
Cheron Rojo, BS, FCS, CHL,  CER, CFER, CRCST
Matthias Tschoerner, Dr Sc
Standardizing Cleaning and Disinfection
Related Content