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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Risks of developing resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae can be greatly influenced by antimicrobial use that is often dictated by patterns of prescribing at various patient ages. The results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2000-2001; North America) were examined for differing susceptibility profiles (25 antimicrobials) indexed by five patient age groups. All MIC results were from reference methods performed in central laboratories. Pneumococcal resistance rates in the youngest patient group (0-5 years) were significantly (p < 0.05) higher for penicillin, other beta-lactams, macrolides, tetracyclines and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. In contrast, fluoroquinolone resistance in S. pneumoniae was greatest in the patients >/= 65 years (1.4% resistance to gatifloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin), where use of this class has been escalating. Continued local and global surveillance of resistances in common respiratory tract pathogens such as S. pneumoniae appears to be prudent practice to guide effective chemotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Child, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Drug Resistance, Multiple, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Microbial Sensitivity Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-North America, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Pneumococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12742324-Streptococcus pneumoniae
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of patient age on the susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in North America (2000-2001): report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program.
pubmed:affiliation
The JONES Group/JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, Iowa, USA. ronald-jones@jmilabs.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't