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Personal Author:
Jernigan, Daniel B. ; Cetron, Martin S. ; Breiman, Robert F.
Jernigan, Daniel B. ; Cetron, Martin S. ; Breiman, Robert F. Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemiology Program Office.
National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemiology Program Office. Less -
Description:
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 3,000 cases of meningitis, 50,000 cases of bacteremia, 500,000 cases of pneumonia, and 7,000,000 cases of otitis media. As with most respiratory pathogens, rapid, sensitive, and specific diagnostic tests are not available; thus, early in the course of illness, diagnosis of S. pneumoniae infection is usually presumptive, and the choice of antimicrobial therapy is nearly always empiric. In the past, isolates of S. pneumoniae were uniformly susceptible to penicillin; however, penicillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant strains have begin to emerge in the United States and are widespread in some communities. The full impact of the problem is unknown because infection with drug-resistant S. pneumoniae (DRSP) is not a reportable condition for most of the United States. To develop a strategy for minimizing the impact of DRSP, in June 1994, CDC convened a working group of public health practitioners, clinical laboratorians, health-care providers, and representatives of key professional societies. This report describes the three goals developed by the working group that address surveillance, epidemiologic investigation, and prevention and control of DRSP, and the objectives for each goal.
Content Notes:
The following CDC staff members prepared this report: prepared by Daniel B. Jernigan, Martin S. Cetron and Robert F. Breiman, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14).


Subject:
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Population Surveillance
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 45, no. RR-1
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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