Med. praxi 2012; 9(8-9): 329-332

Issues of antibiotic resistance and principles of antibiotic treatment of community-acquired infections;

MUDr.Helena Žemličková, Ph.D.
SZU &ndash, CEM, Praha

situation in the Czech Republic

The occurrence of antibiotic resistance in relation to their increasing consumption is a worldwide problem. In the Czech Republic, outpatient

consumption of antibiotics is steadily increasing and the composition of the agents used is also changing. This selection pressure

results in growing resistance to antibiotics of bacterial pathogens causing community-acquired infections of the respiratory and

urinary tracts. As the results of antibiotic resistance monitoring suggest, a preference for certain groups of antibiotics at least reflects

the status of resistance to these agents.

Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, antibiotic resistance

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