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Our Culpable Climb to GRiEF (VRE) and CATASTROSTAPH
Year Antibiotic marketed S. aureus enterococcus pneumococcus GNRs
1928 Fleming discovers Penicillin        
1935 Prontosil        
1944 Penicillin        
  Streptomycin 1st PRSA      
1949 Chloramphenicol
Tetracyclines
25% PRSA      
1954 Erythromycin        
1956 Vancomycin        
1957 Kanamycin        
1959   50% PRSA      
1960 Methicillin        
  Metronidazole        
1961 Ampicillin 1st MRSA      
1964 1st generation cephalosporins        
1968 TMP/SMX        
1969 Gentamicin        
1970 Carbenicillin        
  Clindamycin        
1975 Tobramycin        
1976 Ticarcillin        
  Amikacin        
1978 2nd generation cephalosporins   1st HL-AGR 1st PRSP (Africa, France)  
1980   1-2% MRSA      
1981 3rd generation cephalosporins        
1982 Piperacillin        
1983     1st PRE   1st ESBL (Germany)
CPX-R Ps a 1-2%
1985 Suicide-Inh Penicillin 1st VRCNStaph      
  Norfloxacin        
  Imipenem        
1987 Aztreonam   1st VRE 5% PRSP  
  Cipro        
1989   17% MRSA 0.3% VRE    
1990 Ofloxacin (1991)       ESBL Kl pn 2%
CPX-R Ps a 9-12%
1993 Pip/tazo   8% VRE 12-25% PRSP  
1995 Vancomycin use increases 2.5 times since 1987       ESBL
4% E.Coli
9% Kl pn
1996 Cefepime 1st GISA (Japan)      
  Meropenem 35% MRSA      
  Levofloxacin        
1997   1st GISA (USA) 16% VRE 20-40% PRSP  
1998         CPX-R Ps a 24%
1999 Q/D       ESBL Kl pn 12%
2000 Linezolid 48% MRSA (UMHS)
11 GISA Worldwide (8 USA)
12.7% VRE (UMHS) 30% PRSP (UMHS) 3% CTZ-R (UMHS) for E. Coli, Kl pn
CPX-R Psa 16% (UMHS)


Legend:
PRSA Penicillin-resistant S. aureus
MRSA Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
VRCN Vancomycin-resistant CN staph
GISA Glycopeptide intermediately-resistant Staph aureus
HL-AGR High-level aminoglycoside resistant (enterococcus)
Kl pn Klebsiella pneumoniae
CFX-R Ps a Ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PRE Penicillin-resistant Enterococcus
PRSP Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
ESBL Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase
VRE Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
Q/D Quinupristin/Dalfopristin-resistant organism
UMHS University of Michigan Health System
  Regents of the University of Michigan   This table charts the development of antibiotics against the degree of resistances encountered in four types of microbes.

Editor's Note: In the sessions that follow, this table will be referenced and discussed in detail. We recommend that you print out a copy to consult as you progress.


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