Antibiotic resistance in community-acquired pneumonia.
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is but one of many factors to consider when treating patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Many bacterial resistance patterns are stable, but wide geographical variation, increasing penicillin resistance in pneumococci and ampicillin resistance in Haemophilus influenzae are now being found. The importance of these features and their impact on therapy are reviewed.
Woodhead
M
M
Manchester Royal Infirmary.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology