Antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Greece.
The antibiotic susceptibilities of 1,002 Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates from patients with community-acquired pneumonia were determined over an 18-month period. Resistance rates were 14% for penicillin, 20% for erythromycin, 26% for tetracycline, and 1% for chloramphenicol. Resistance to non-beta-lactam antibiotics was associated with penicillin resistance at statistically levels.
Kanavaki
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Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Karabela
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Marinis
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Legakis
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D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000382:microbiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance
D004917:Erythromycin; D002701:Chloramphenicol