| dc.creator | Soler V,Tamara | |
| dc.creator | Salamanca F,Lucía | |
| dc.creator | Arbo OM,Guillermo | |
| dc.creator | Molina E,Eliana | |
| dc.date | 2002-03-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-17T15:27:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-17T15:27:50Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002000300009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/127593 | |
| dc.description | Background: The rising antimicrobial resistance of streptococcus pneumoniæ, requires permanent surveillance. Antimicrobial treatments of invasive infections must be modified accordingly. Aim: To assess the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of streptococcus pneumoniæ strains isolated from lower respiratory infections. Material and methods: Seventy five strains isolated during three periods in consecutive years were studied. In vitro susceptibility towards penicillin, erythromycin and ceftriaxone was studied using E-test technique minimal inhibitory concentrations. Results: Five percent of strains were penicillin resistant and 11% had an intermediate sensitivity. Erythromycin resistance was observed in 1.3% of strains. Eight percent of strains had an intermediate sensitivity towards ceftriaxone and no resistance was observed. Comparing susceptibility in the three studied periods, it remained low and stable. Conclusions: High and intermediate resistance of Strepfococcus pneumoniæ towards penicillin is less prevalent than in other countries. A close surveillance must be maintained (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 304-8) | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872002000300009 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.130 n.3 2002 | |
| dc.subject | Erythromycin | |
| dc.subject | Penicillin resistance | |
| dc.subject | Streptococcus pneumoniæ | |
| dc.title | Estudio de sensibilidad in vitro de cepas de Streptococcus pneumoniæ de infecciones respiratorias bajas en el Instituto Nacional del Tórax (INT) | |
