Article
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in eight European countries from 2001 to 2003.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2005
Reinert Ralf René, Reinert Susanne, van der Linden Mark, Cil Murat Y, Al-Lahham Adnan, Appelbaum Peter
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility testing results for Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates (n = 2,279) from eight European countries, examined in the PneumoWorld Study from 2001 to 2003, are presented. Overall, 24.6% of S. pneumoniae isolates were nonsusceptible to penicillin G and 28.0% were resistant to macrolides....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Europe
- Genotype
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Population Surveillance
- Streptococcus pneumoniae