Abstract
The susceptibility of 312 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated during 1993 in Italy has been studied. Overall resistance to penicillin, erythromycin and co-trimoxazole was 5.5, 6 and 18% respectively. The penicillin resistant isolates (nine displaying low- and eight high-level resistance) were further tested against cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, cefodizime, ceftazidime, imipenem, meropenem and rifampicin. The low-level penicillin resistant strains were inhibited by all these drugs. Among the eight high-level penicillin resistant pneumococci, four were resistant to one or more cephalosporins. Imipenem and rifampicin remained effective against all isolates. In comparison with other European Mediterranean countries, penicillin resistance is a minor threat at present in Italy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 833-837 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Applied Mathematics
- Physiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Pharmacology