Laboratory survey of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in New York City, 1993-1995.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Heffernan, R. ; Henning, K. ; Labowitz, A. ; Hjelte, A. ; Layton, M.
• Description:
  Wide geographic variation in the prevalence of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae demonstrates the importance of tracking antimicrobial resistance locally. This survey of hospital microbiology laboratories in New York City found that penicillin resistance (MIC > or = 2.0 micrograms/ml) increased from 1.5% of S. pneumoniae isolates in 1993 to 6.3% in 1995 and that in 1995, one-third of isolates nonsusceptible to penicillin (MIC > or = 0.1 microgram/ml) were also nonsusceptible to an extended-spectrum cephalosporin (MIC > or = 1 microgram/ml).
• Subjects:
  Data Collection Health Planning Guidelines Humans Penicillin Resistance Penicillins Research Article Streptococcus Pneumoniae
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 4(1):113-116.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:744d3be35d3d869419fe11ad3a5bd9b984cec86599c7bf43c6d8d6fc493b5d97
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15464/cdc_15464_DS1.pdf
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