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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae is a growing global concern, although its specific impact on public health is not currently well defined. A Consensus Working Group was convened in March 2001 to address whether credible, scientific data substantiate macrolide resistance in S. pneumoniae as: (i) producing significant morbidity; (ii) creating attendant health and economic burdens; (iii) constituting a public health threat; and (iv) warranting intervention, including development of new antibiotics with efficacy against these strains. Despite the limitations of available clinical data, concern about the possibility of treatment failure with macrolides is being expressed in clinical practice and in formal treatment guidelines, threatening the important role of these agents in the treatment of respiratory tract infections. Further studies are required to monitor and control macrolide resistance and evaluate settings in which macrolide treatment failures are occurring, and new therapeutic interventions are needed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1120-009X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
42-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Asia, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Child, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Community-Acquired Infections, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Drug Resistance, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Europe, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Macrolides, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-North America, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Public Health, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Respiratory Tract Infections, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Streptococcus pneumoniae, pubmed-meshheading:12418560-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical and public health implications of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
pubmed:affiliation
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Rmoeller@caregroup.harvard.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Consensus Development Conference