Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Group C and Group G Streptococci Isolated from Patients with Invasive Infections: Evidence of Vancomycin Tolerance among Group G Serotypes
AUTOR(ES)
Zaoutis, Theoklis
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
A retrospective review of medical records for 32 patients with invasive group C streptococcus (GCS) or group G streptococcus (GGS) infections was performed. MICs and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) of penicillin, erythromycin, and vancomycin for all isolates were obtained. Tolerance of vancomycin, defined as an MBC 32 or more times higher than the MIC, was exhibited by 18 GGS isolates (54%). The identification of tolerance in clinical isolates of GGS and GCS may have clinical implications in treating these seriously ill patients.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=85574Documentos Relacionados
- Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Group B Streptococci Isolated from Patients with Invasive Disease: 10-Year Perspective
- M proteins of group G streptococci isolated from bacteremic human infections.
- Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Group B Streptococci Isolated between 1992 and 1996 from Patients with Bacteremia or Meningitis
- M proteins of group C streptococci isolated from patients with acute pharyngitis.
- Molecular Relationships and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Viridans Group Streptococci Isolated from Blood of Neutropenic Cancer Patients