Trends in antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in a Turkish hospital
JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.381-384, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 1998
- Doi Numarası: 10.1093/jac/42.3.381
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.381-384
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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 tetracyline, 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.