Article
Fluoroquinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Germany from 2004-2005 to 2014-2015.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jun 2017
Schmitz Julia, van der Linden Mark, Al-Lahham Adnan, Levina Natalia, Pletz Mathias W, Imöhl Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis worldwide. Prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant S. pneumoniae isolates in Germany and associated mutations in the quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDRs), as well as serotype distribution and multi locus sequence types (MLST) are shown. 21,764 invasive S. pneumoniae isolates from Germany, isolated in the...
Topics
- Anti-Infective Agents
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Germany
- Humans
- Levofloxacin
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Mutation