Antibiotic Susceptibility in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit Compared With the Hospital-Wide Antibiogram

Comparison of hospital-wide and unit-specific cumulative antibiograms in hospital- and community-acquired infection

“…Variability in the susceptibility rates between units in a same hospital has been reported previously [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Most differences were observed between the ICUs and nonICUs.…”

“…However, standardized guidelines for the generation of these reports are currently lacking [6]. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns may vary between hospitals, and differences between units within a same institution have also been reported [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Similarly, differences have been observed between hospital-and community-acquired strains [13,14].…”

Incidence and Susceptibility of Pathogenic Bacteria Vary between Intensive Care Units within a Single Hospital: Implications for Empiric Antibiotic Strategies

“…14 A previous study has examined differences between the unit-specific antibiogram and the hospital-wide antibiogram in a single eight-bed ICU in a university affiliated teaching hospital, showing significant differences in antibiotic susceptibility in and out of the ICU. 15 Others have examined differences between ICUs in a single hospital, but without any statistical analysis. 16,17 It remains unknown whether the antibiograms vary between a trauma ICU (TICU), surgical ICU (SICU), and medical ICU (MICU) in a large teaching hospital.…”

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Respiratory Pathogens in the Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit Compared with the Hospital-Wide Respiratory Antibiogram in a Level I Trauma Center

“…Trauma patients tend to be younger and have fewer co-morbidities, neither do they have an extensive pre-admission hospitalization history [14]. Thus, trauma patients may be less likely to be infected with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).…”

“…Patients admitted to the S/TICU tend to differ considerably from other critically ill patients with regard to age, comorbidities, and severity of illness [17]. Considering the variability in these patient populations, infectious processes such as pneumonia may have to be treated with different antibiotics.…”