A CASE OF BACTEREMIA DUE TO RESISTANT STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE

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RAHMAN, S
SMITH, MA
ALPERSTEIN, P
FRANCE, K
机构
[1] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,LONG ISL JEWISH MED CTR,DEPT MED,DIV INFECT DIS,MICROBIOL LAB,NEW HYDE PK,NY 11042
[2] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,LONG ISL JEWISH MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,NEW HYDE PK,NY 11042
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10.1093/clinids/14.5.1140
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates with varying degrees of resistance to penicillin have been described. Strains that are highly resistant to penicillin (MIC, > 1-mu-g/mL) and that are resistant to multiple antibiotics have been reported primarily in South Africa and Spain. We report a case of an adult patient with bacteremia due to S. pneumoniae that was highly resistant to penicillin (MIC, 4-mu-g/mL) and resistant to erythromycin, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, and co-trimoxazole who was successfully treated with vancomycin.
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