Penicillin susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a private pediatric hospital in Houston, Texas
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 33 (7) , 1111-1112
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.33.7.1111
Abstract
Of 493 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, 14 were found to have decreased penicillin susceptibility as determined by the oxacillin disk test. Of these 14 isolates, 4 were relatively resistant by quantitative susceptibility studies and 1 was penicillin resistant (MIC, 2 micrograms/ml). This is the first confirmed penicillin-resistant isolate in the Houston, Tex., area.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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