title: Sensitivity and resistance to antibiotics of Streptococcus pneumoniae involved in severe infections (1990-2000).
abstract: S. pneumoniae implicated in severe infections presents now a high frequency of the resistant strains to Penicillin G or multiresistance in the whole world. Our study on 136 strains of invasive pneumococcus isolated in the last 10 years showed a medium resistance to penicillin of 22.8% with yearly variations. The resistance to Rifampin, Cloramphenicol and Eritromycin was of 4.4%, 7.8% and 8.0%. The treatment of pneumococcal infections must be adapted to actual antibiotypes. These results present therapeutic implications.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turcu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rudnic
mesh_terms: D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000494:pharmacology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D010400:Penicillin G