| Literature DB >> 16272525 |
Diego Faccone1, Patricia Andres, Marcelo Galas, Marta Tokumoto, Adriana Rosato, Alejandra Corso.
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen causing community-acquired pneumonia and acute bronchitis. Macrolides, fluoroquinolones (FQs), and, recently, telithromycin (TEL) constitute primary therapeutic options, and rare cases of resistance have been reported. In this report, we describe the emergence of an S. pneumoniae clinical isolate with high-level TEL resistance (MIC, 256 microg/ml) and simultaneous resistance to FQs. Ongoing studies are oriented to elucidate the precise mechanism of resistance to TEL.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16272525 PMCID: PMC1287838 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.11.5800-5803.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948