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Antibiotic Selection Pressure and Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 514-517 (2004)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
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Abstract
- We correlated outpatient antibiotic use with prevalence of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSP), macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae (MRSP), and macrolide-resistant S. pyogenes (MRGAS) in 20 countries. Total antibiotic use was correlated with PNSP (r = 0.75; p < 0.001), as was macrolide use with MRSP (r = 0.88; p < 0.001) and MRGAS (r = 0.71; p = 0.004). Streptococcal resistance is directly associated with antibiotic selection pressure on a national level.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8713727709a45cdaa43b38fd386c9af
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030252