Drawbacks of antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
During 10 years penicillin resistance among clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae was more or less stable. The cumulative proportion of penicillin non susceptible S. pneumoniae (PNSP) was 13.0%; 7.2% when isolates with MIC = 2 mg/l were considered. Among PNSP only 2 strains were isolated from sterile body fluids, one having MIC >3.84 mg/l. Lack of susceptibility to cotrimoxazole was 38.4%. All isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and quinupristin-dalfopristin.
Maria Bruna
MB
Pasticci
Franco
F
Baldelli
Angela
A
Cardaccia
Amedeo
A
Moretti
Rita
R
Papili
Giuliano
G
Stagni
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*