Abstract
Susceptibility to antibiotics of 199 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from blood and cerebrospinal fluid of children hospitalized during 1987-1993 was tested. Of 119 isolates, 18% were resistant to penicillin. The prevalence in 1992-93 was double that in 1987-89. The increase in minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of penicillin was associated with an increase in MIC of other β-lactams. There was also resistance to other antibiotics: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin and chloramphenicol. Most of the resistant isolates belonged to serogroups 6, 14, 19 and 23. When planning vaccine policies, resistant types should be taken into consideration.
| Translated title of the contribution | Penicillin resistance of pneumococci from invasive pediatric infections |
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| Original language | Hebrew |
| Pages (from-to) | 409-411 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | הרפואה |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (all)
