Antimicrobial resistance of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Lebanon.

M Uwaydah, M Jradeh, Z Shihab
Author Information
  1. M Uwaydah: Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.

Abstract

A total of 61 clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Lebanon were tested for their susceptibility to penicillin G and seven other antibiotics by the agar dilution technique. All penicillin-susceptible isolates were also susceptible to chloramphenicol, ceftriaxone and erythromycin. Penicillin-resistant isolates were consistently susceptible only to erythromycin.

MeSH Term

Amoxicillin
Cefaclor
Ceftriaxone
Chloramphenicol
Clavulanic Acid
Clavulanic Acids
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Drug Therapy, Combination
Erythromycin
Humans
Lebanon
Penicillin G
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tetracycline

Chemicals

Clavulanic Acids
Clavulanic Acid
Erythromycin
Chloramphenicol
Cefaclor
Ceftriaxone
Amoxicillin
Tetracycline
Penicillin G

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