title: Prevalence of pneumococci with increased resistance to penicillin in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, respiratory tract and other clinical specimens from 268 patients were tested for sensitivity to penicillin, using 1 micrograms oxacillin disks. Eighty-four (31%) of these isolates were found to be relatively resistant to penicillin.
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Qadri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kroschinsky
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification