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Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Occur Frequently in Elderly Patients in Japan

Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Occur Frequently in Elderly Patients in Japan

Authors :
Osamu Kuwahara
Shin-ichi Yokota
Nobuhiro Fujii
Kiyoshi Sato
Tetsuo Himi
Hironori Ohuchi
Naoyuki Tsukamoto
Satoshi Habadera
Hirotsugu Akizawa
Source :
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 46:3311-3315
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, 2002.

Abstract

We identified and genetically characterized seven fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains among 293 clinical strains isolated from 1999 to 2001 in Japan. The resistant strains were isolated only from adults, and 7 of 31 isolates (22.6%) were from patients more than 20 years old. Resistant strains were not found in 262 isolates from children under age 10.

Details

ISSN :
10986596 and 00664804
Volume :
46
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6c3824330594a5e6388483b65969bd70
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.46.10.3311-3315.2002