Drawbacks of antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infez Med. 2003 Dec;11(4):213-5.

Abstract

During 10 years penicillin resistance among clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae was more or less stable. The cumulative proportion of penicillin non susceptible S. pneumoniae (PNSP) was 13.0%; 7.2% when isolates with MIC = 2 mg/l were considered. Among PNSP only 2 strains were isolated from sterile body fluids, one having MIC >3.84 mg/l. Lack of susceptibility to cotrimoxazole was 38.4%. All isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and quinupristin-dalfopristin.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Body Fluids / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Penicillin Resistance
  • Pneumococcal Infections / complications
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*