Resistance of streptococcus pneumoniae to antimicrobials in São Paulo, Brazil: clinical features and serotypes
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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38(3): 187-192, May-Jun. 1996.
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
To study resistance to antimicrobials, serotypes and clinical features of S. pneumoniae in S. Paulo, Brazil, 50 patients with a positive culture were evaluated 7 were considered carriers and 43 had pneumococcal infections. Pneumonia and meningitis were the most common infections. Mortality was 34 and underlying diseases were present in 70. Relative resistance to penicillin occurred in 24 and complete resistance was not detected. Resistance to tetracycline was 32 and to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim 32; one strain had intermediate susceptibility to erythromycin; no resistance was present for chloramphenicol, rifampin or vancomycin. Resistance to at least one of the drugs tested occurred in 62. Results by the E-test for penicillin were similar to those by the agar dilution method. There were 24 different serotypes and 74 of the strains belonged to the 23-valent vaccine including all the penicillin-resistant strains. In this study S. pneumoniae caused severe infections and presented a high resistance rate to commonly used antimicrobials. Routine surveillance of resistance and the use of vaccination, as well as the restriction of inappropriate use of antimicrobials, are recommended in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Limite:
Adulto
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Aged80
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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