Antibiotic usage and antimicrobial resistance in indonesia

Hadi, U. (2009)

Doctoral Thesis

Antimicrobial resistance of bacteria is a worldwide and ever-growing problem, directly linked to the use of antimicrobial drugs. Resistant bacteria emerge under the selective pressure of antibiotics. In hospitals, where large-scale usage of antibiotics is common, bacteria frequently become resistant to several antibiotics which causes serious problems for the treatment of patients with infections by these microorganisms. Well-known (multi)-resistant bacteria causing problems in many countries all over the world are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, penicillin-resistant pneumococci, extended-spectrum betalactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, and multiresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Antibiotics
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Developing countries
• Escherichia coli
• Indonesia
• Resistance

• All authors: Hadi, U.
• Supervisor: Broek, P.J. van den; Rahardjo, E.
• Co-supervisor: Gyssens, I.C.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University
• Date: 2009-06-03
• ISBN (print): 9789791330411