[Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae].
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogen in children that in recent years has shown a progressive rise in resistance to the usual antibiotics and also to the new third generation cephalosporins. We report a review of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated at our hospital from pediatrics patients in whom we observed an increased incidence of resistance to cefotaxime significantly related with the rise in resistance to penicillin. The resistance of penicillin-resistant strains to various antibiotics was analyzed and the following results were obtained: cefotaxime, 0% susceptible, 83% intermediate and 17% resistant; erythromycin, 16,7% susceptible, 8,3& intermediate and 75% resistant; vancomycin, 100% susceptible; chloramfenicol, 16,7% susceptible and 83,3% resistant; and cotrimoxazole, 100% resistant.
Martínez Hornos
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Sección de Infectología Pediátrica y Departamento de Microbiología del H.U. Virgen del Rocío, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Sevilla.
Fernández López
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Becerril Carral
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García Curiel
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Cintado Bueno
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D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification