Antibiotic resistance in 37% of S. pneumoniae isolates. (Up from 30% in 1997-1998).(Streptococcus pneumoniae)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

Publication Date: 15-FEB-02

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CHICAGO -- Once again, bacteria grew a little smarter last year and inched forward in the antibiotic arms race.

During the 2000-2001 respiratory infection season, the prevalence of drug-resistant isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae grew to 37% of a sample of more than 6,000 isolates collected from across the United States, James A. Karlowsky Ph.D., reported in a poster at the annual Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and...

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