Comparative activity of 27 antimicrobial compounds against 698 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates originating from 20 European university hospitals. SENTRY Participants Group.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_11919
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Comparative activity of 27 antimicrobial compounds against 698 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates originating from 20 European university hospitals. SENTRY Participants Group.
Journal
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Author(s)
Schmitz F.J., Verhoef J., Fluit A.C.
ISSN
0934-9723 (Print)
ISSN-L
0934-9723
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1999
Volume
18
Number
6
Pages
450-453
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the in vitro activity of 27 antimicrobial compounds against 698 clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected at 20 European university hospitals. Of the isolates tested, 21.3% were intermediately resistant to penicillin and 6.2% displayed high-level resistance to penicillin. Resistance to different antibiotics was more common among intermediately penicillin-resistant strains than among penicillin-susceptible strains and was most common among high-level penicillin-resistant organisms. The results of the current surveillance study confirm the ongoing trend among European clinical pneumococcal isolates of decreased sensitivity to various antibiotics.
Keywords
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Europe, Hospitals, University, Humans, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Penicillin Resistance, Penicillins/therapeutic use, Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy, Streptococcal Infections/microbiology, Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects, Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification
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Web of science
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20/08/2019 12:39
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