Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Barbados.
An imported case of pneumonia caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae occurred in a tourist, shortly after arriving in Barbados. The isolate was of serogroup 6 and exhibited intermediate resistance to penicillin. This was the first isolation of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae in Barbados.
Levett
P N
PN
University of the West Indies, School of Clinical Medicine & Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados.
Massay
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001460:Barbados; D002170:Canada / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination