Antimicrobial Resistance Among Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated in Four Southern European Countries (ARISE Project) from Adult Patients: Results from the Cefditoren Surveillance Program

From four southern European countries (Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Greece) 877 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were recovered from adult patients with respiratory tract infections between September 2000 and March 2001. The antimicrobial susceptibility to 11 antibiotics was determined in a central...

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Published in:Journal of chemotherapy (Florence) 2003-04, Vol.15 (2), p.107-112
Main Authors: Soriano, F., Granizo, J.J, Fenoll, A., Gracia, M., Fernández-Roblas, R., Esteban, J., Gadea, I., Coronel, P., Gimeno, M., Ródenas, E., Santos, F.
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Language:English
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Biological and medical sciences
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Europe - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Population Surveillance
Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
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Summary:From four southern European countries (Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Greece) 877 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were recovered from adult patients with respiratory tract infections between September 2000 and March 2001. The antimicrobial susceptibility to 11 antibiotics was determined in a central laboratory. Penicillin resistance was high in Greece (47.1%) and Spain (25.1%) but much lower in Portugal (7.9%) and Italy (4.8%). On the other hand, erythromycin resistance was high in Italy (38.5%) and Spain (36.2%) with no statistical difference with Greece (29.4%) but reaching significance (p
ISSN:1120-009X
1973-9478
DOI:10.1179/joc.2003.15.2.107