Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 1998 · 34 citations · 6 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceMedical MicrobiologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesAntibiotic ResistanceAntibiotic Resistance MechanismsPediatric Antibiotic TherapyPediatric Antimicrobial TherapyResistance EpidemiologyResistance SurveillanceAntibiotic Resistance In Respiratory PathogensAntimicrobial Resistance In ChildrenAntimicrobial Resistance PatternsDrug Resistance Pattern AnalysisPathogen Resistance TestingSerotype DistributionSurveillance Of Resistant IsolatesVancomycin-intermediate Resistance
The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 143 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from the sputa of children with lower respiratory tract infections in a Turkish university hospital were determined. Five isolates (3.5%) were resistant and 57 isolates (39.9%) intermediately resistant to penicillin. The most common serotype among these resistant isolates was serotype 23, followed by serotypes 19 and 14. The overall resistance rates were 31% for tetracycline, 11% for erythromycin and cefaclor, 4% for chloramphenicol, 2% for cefotaxime and 0% for vancomycin. The data highlight the need for surveillance of resistance and serotype distribution of S. pneumoniae in our geographical area.
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