Streptococcus pneumoniae Penicillin Resistance in Turkey

Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae (750) to penicillin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole isolated in 4 Turkish hospitals between 1996 and 1999 was evaluated according to year of isolation, patients' age groups and specimen. Penicillin susceptibility was determ...

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Published in:Journal of chemotherapy (Florence) 2001-10, Vol.13 (5), p.541-545
Main Authors: Gür, D., Güçiz, B., Hasçelik, G., Esel, D., Sümerkan, B., över, U., Söyletir, G., Öngen, B., Kaygusuz, A., Töreci, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Chloramphenicol - pharmacology
Drug Resistance
Erythromycin - pharmacology
Hospitals - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Medical sciences
Penicillin Resistance
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pneumococcal Infections - drug therapy
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - pathology
Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae - pathogenicity
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - pharmacology
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae (750) to penicillin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole isolated in 4 Turkish hospitals between 1996 and 1999 was evaluated according to year of isolation, patients' age groups and specimen. Penicillin susceptibility was determined by E-test strips and the other antibiotics were tested by disk diffusion test following the NCCLS guidelines in each center. Overall high and intermediate resistance to penicillin was 3% and 29%, respectively. There was a significant difference (p
ISSN:1120-009X
1973-9478
DOI:10.1179/joc.2001.13.5.541