Antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ireland

被引：5

作者：

Clarke, P

Murchan, S

Smyth, EG

Humphreys, H

机构：

[1] Beaumont Hosp, Royal Coll Surg Ireland, Educ & Res Ctr, Dept Clin Microbiol, Dublin 9, Ireland

[2] Beaumont Hosp, Natl Dis Surveillance Ctr, Dublin 9, Ireland

[3] Beaumont Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Dublin 9, Ireland

来源：

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2004年 / 10卷 / 07期

关键词：

antimicrobial susceptibility; penicillin; resistance; Streptococcus pneumoniae;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00894.x

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Between January 1999 and June 2002, 646 invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were collected in Ireland. MICs of penicillin, ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, moxifloxacin and linezolid were determined by Etest methodology. Eighty-seven (13.5%) isolates showed intermediate resistance to penicillin, while seven (1.1%) showed high-level resistance. Eighty-seven (13.5%) isolates were resistant to erythromycin, but all isolates were susceptible to cefotaxime, moxifloxacin and linezolid. The prevalence of pneumococcal isolates non-susceptible to penicillin in Ireland is worryingly high, but currently there are alternative agents available to treat invasive infection.

引用

页码：657 / 659

页数：3

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