Hospital physician awareness about management of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative (ARGN) infections.

New antibiotics have been introduced over the years to overcome drug resistance, but even these antibiotics have lost their efficacy against important Gram-negative bacteria with resistance to these drugs increasing rapidly across Europe and adjacent regions. We surveyed 800 hospital-based physicians in 4 European countries and Russia to assess their level of ARGN awareness and perceived ability to manage this growing and serious problem.