Streptococcus pneumoniae, Brooklyn, New York: Fluoroquinolone Resistance at our Doorstep

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Brooklyn, New York: Fluoroquinolone Resistance at our Doorstep

To examine the resistance rates and epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Brooklyn, New York, isolates were collected during two boroughwide surveillance periods in 1997 and 1999. Of 138 isolates, 67% were susceptible to penicillin and 34% to ciprofloxacin. Susceptibility rates to ciprofloxaci...

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Main Authors: John Quale, David Landman, Jayashree Ravishankar, Carlos Flores, Simona Bratu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
fluoroquinolone anti-infective agents
microbial drug resistance
New York
Streptococcus pneumoniae
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0275_article

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