Streptococcus pyogenes - porast odpornosti izolatov iz dihal leta 2003
Streptococcus pyogenes - increase of antimicrobial resistance in respiratory tract isolates in 2003

slovenian

2005

volume 44, issue 2

antibiotic   bacteria   microbiology   Streptococcus pyogenes

Inštitut za varovanje zdravja RS
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Objective: To determine antimicrobial resistance rates in Streptococcus pyogenes respiratory specimens collected in Slovenia in 2003. Methods: In 2003, eight microbiology laboratories in Slovenia determined susceptibility toseveral antimicrobials and phenotype of resistance to macrolides and lincosamides in 887 S. pyogenes isolates from the respiratory tract. Results:All strains were susceptible to penicillin and vancomycin. The resistance rate to tetracycline was 6%, to erythromycin 10.8% and to clindamycin 9.5 %. All three macrolide resistance phenotypes were found and marked differences between the regions studied were noted. The established rates of resistance to macrolides and clindamycin were higher than in the years 2001 and 2002. Conclusions: Increased resistance to macrolide antibiotics and to clindamycin established in 2003, and the current rates of macrolide resistance are a cause for concern and call for immediate action to prevent high antibiotic resistance.

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