Trends in antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in a Turkish hospital.
J Antimicrob Chemother
; 42(3): 381-4, 1998 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9786478
ABSTRACT
The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 143 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from the sputa of children with lower respiratory tract infections in a Turkish university hospital were determined. Five isolates (3.5%) were resistant and 57 isolates (39.9%) intermediately resistant to penicillin. The most common serotype among these resistant isolates was serotype 23, followed by serotypes 19 and 14. The overall resistance rates were 31% for tetracycline, 11% for erythromycin and cefaclor, 4% for chloramphenicol, 2% for cefotaxime and 0% for vancomycin. The data highlight the need for surveillance of resistance and serotype distribution of S. pneumoniae in our geographical area.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Resistência a Múltiplos Medicamentos
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Antimicrob Chemother
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia