Antimicrobial Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae Isolated during Population-Based Surveillance for Meningitis in Salvador, Brazil
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 46 (11) , 3641-3
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.46.11.3641-3643.2002
Abstract
Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined for 150 Haemophilus influenzae isolates obtained during population-based surveillance for meningitis in Salvador, Brazil. Ten (6.7%) isolates were resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol. Of these, two isolates, a β-lactamase and non-β-lactamase producer, were resistant to amoxacillin-clavulinic acid. These findings indicate that present antibiotic regimens in Brazil may not be appropriate for the treatment of H. influenzae meningitis.Keywords
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