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.
Pasticci
Maria Bruna
MB
Baldelli
Franco
F
Cardaccia
Angela
A
Moretti
Amedeo
A
Papili
Rita
R
Stagni
Giuliano
G
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*