title: A case of pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
abstract: Throat cultures from an adult pharyngitis patient yielded Streptococcus pneumoniae as a single organism, with a very high bacterial count. The isolate was found to be macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistant, and the same strain was cultured from the patient's denture washing solution. Ceftriaxone therapy, a gradual reduction in the bacterial count and progressive clinical improvement proceeded at the same pace, so we labelled this clinical case as a pneumococcal pharyngitis.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savini
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Microbiologia Clinica, Policlinico Torvergata, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Favaro
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Microbiologia Clinica, Policlinico Torvergata, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.affiliation: Clinica Pediatrica, Ospedale Clinicizzato SS Annunziata, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola Pietro
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Consilvio
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Assunta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talia
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catavitello
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balbinot
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Febbo
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Microbiologia Clinica, Centro Studi Invecchiamento (Ce.S.I.), Università Degli Studi Gabriele D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Bonaventura
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Otorinolaringoiatria e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Giuseppe
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone