Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Occur Frequently in Elderly Patients in Japan
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- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 46 (10), 3311-3315
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.46.10.3311-3315.2002
Abstract
We identified and genetically characterized seven fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains among 293 clinical strains isolated from 1999 to 2001 in Japan. The resistant strains were isolated only from adults, and 7 of 31 isolates (22.6%) were from patients more than 20 years old. Resistant strains were not found in 262 isolates from children under age 10.Keywords
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