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BENAVIDES-PLASCENCIA, Lilia; LEONARDO ALDAMA-OJEDA, Alejandro  e  JAVIER VAZQUEZ, Héctor. Surveillance of antibiotic utilization and bacterial resistance profiles in tertiary level hospitals in Mexico City. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2005, vol.47, n.3, pp.219-226. ISSN 0036-3634.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the levels of antibiotic utilization and the resistance profiles of nosocomial bacteria, as well as the strategies to diminish resistance to antibiotics. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective (1994-1995) study was conducted in six tertiary level hospitals in Mexico City. RESULTS: A total of 86% antibiotic resistance was observed in these hospitals. The overall consumption of antibiotics per hospital ranged between 44 and 195 Defined Daily Doses/100 day-beds. CONCLUSIONS: We identified the components to frame an integral surveillance system aimed at improving the use of antibiotics and the quality of the bacterial resistance assessment in these hospitals.

Palavras-chave : antibiotics; resistance microbial; Mexico.