title: Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in Haemophilus influenzae in Greece, Israel, Lebanon and Morocco.
abstract: Between 40 and 43 Haemophilus influenzae isolates obtained from Greece, Lebanon, Israel and Morocco respectively (a total of 167 strains) were analysed for prevalence of resistance to six different drugs. Of these isolates 12.6% produced beta-lactamase and were resistant to ampicillin. All isolates, except a single strain from Greece, were susceptible to cefaclor. The frequency of resistance to chloramphenicol and tetracycline was below 2%. The frequency of isolates susceptible and resistant to erythromycin and cotrimoxazole varied from country to country.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santanam
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morenzoni
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Kayser
mesh_terms: D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002433:Cefaclor / Q000494:pharmacology; D002702:Chloramphenicol Resistance; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006115:Greece; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007861:Lebanon; D009018:Morocco; D012703:Serotyping; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000494:pharmacology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D002433:Cefaclor; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D001618:beta-Lactamases