title: Extensively drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, South Korea, 2011-2012.
abstract: To better understand extensively drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, we assessed clinical and microbiological characteristics of 5 extensively drug-resistant pneumococcal isolates. We concluded that long-term care facility residents who had undergone tracheostomy might be reservoirs of these pneumococci; 13- and 23-valent pneumococcal vaccines should be considered for high-risk persons; and antimicrobial drugs should be used judiciously.
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jin Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Cheol-In
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: So Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Doo Ryeon
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Nam Yong
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyong Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016208:Databases, Factual; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: South Korea; Streptococcus pneumoniae; antimicrobial drug resistance; bacteria; extensively drug-resistant
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