title: Fluoroquinolone resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong linked to the Spanish 23F clone.
abstract: Serotypes 6A/B, 19F, and 23F accounted for 73% of 140 mucosal isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Hong Kong. In pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis, a group of related patterns was shared by 14 of 15 ciprofloxacin-resistant and 12 of 16 ciprofloxacin-susceptible isolates. These strains exhibited capsular switching and were highly similar to the Spanish 23F clone.
authors.affiliation: University of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. plho@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Que
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Seto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D004917:Erythromycin