The Problem of Sulfonamide-Resistant Hemolytic Streptococci

Abstract

PREVIOUS reports have discussed the problem and circumstances of the development of sulfadiazine-resistant hemolytic streptococci in the armed forces of the United States during 1944.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In a civilian community the occurrence of infections due to sulfonamide-resistant hemolytic streptococci9 indicates that these organisms have had a wide distribution throughout the general population via military personnel. The possibility that these resistant organisms might become an epidemiologic and therapeutic problem in civilian life cannot be dismissed on the basis of the available information. Also, the likelihood of such a situation arising in the general population — that is, the development of sulfonamide-resistant or . . .