title: Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in West Germany.
abstract: Two-hundred-and-six strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae were isolated in eight centers in West Germany. The prevalent serotypes were: 19, 3, 6, 7, 23 and 15. Seventy-five percent of the strains tested were antigenically identical to the pneumococcal types included in the 14-valent vaccine Pneumovax. Susceptibility testing revealed resistance to tetracycline (11% of the isolates), co-trimoxazole (7%) and chloramphenicol (2%). Seven percent of the isolates were relatively resistant to penicillin (MIC 0.1-1.0 mg/l).
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000494:pharmacology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000494:pharmacology; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000494:pharmacology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010406:Penicillins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013752:Tetracycline; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D002439:Cefotaxime