Pathogen resistance spreads from hospitals to primary care

6minutes news, 2012

Gram negative pathogens such as E Coli are showing a worrying increase in multiple antibiotic resistance in primary care settings, a new report warns.
Pathogens with extended spectrum beta-lactamases that confer resistance to third generation cephalosporins are now being detected in GP and outpatient settings where previously they were  only a hospital-based problem, according to the 2010 report ( ) just released by the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR).
Their analysis of more than 2000 E coli samples isolated from patients in the community with UTIs found that resistance to ampicillin and amoxicillin was seen in 43% of E coli isolates, while 15% showed resistance to amoxicillin-clavulanate.
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