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Surveillance of penicillin resistance of Neisseria meningitidis strains from invasive infections between 2013 and 2018 in Turkey
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2020.
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Abstract
- WOS: 000513186600001<br />PubMed: 32028863<br />Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) is regarded as the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in many regions of the world. The empiric antimicrobial treatment is mainly based on antimicrobial resistance and patient characteristics. We aimed to analyze susceptibility patterns of N. meningitidis strains isolated in Turkey. Invasive meningococci collected in a multicenter, hospital-based, epidemiological surveillance study of pediatric (0-18 years of age) bacterial meningitis cases between 2013 and 2018 were studied. Five isolates (8.7%) displayed resistance to penicillin-G, while 13 isolates (22.8%) had intermediate susceptibility. All isolates were cefotaxime and rifampin susceptible. The data shows appropriateness of third-generation cephalosporins in empirical use for meningococcal infections in children. Since Turkey is located in a transition zone geographically, surveillance reports are very crucial.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
030106 microbiology
Antimicrobial susceptibility
Neisseria meningitidis
medicine.disease_cause
antimicrobial susceptibility
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Antibiotic resistance
medicine
Pharmacology (medical)
antimicrobial resistance
Pharmacology
business.industry
Antimicrobial
Penicillin
Infectious Diseases
penicillin
Oncology
Penicillin resistance
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
surveillance
Bacterial meningitis
epidemiology
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8dd76a6bc01ed206c21e151033c1c6da