Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan
Taiwan has one of the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant pneumococcus in the world. Pneumococcal isolates not susceptible to penicillin first appeared in Taiwan in 1986; in 1995 an increase in the prevalence of nonsusceptibility to penicillins, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulf...
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| author | Po-Ren Hsueh Kwen-Tay Luh |
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| description | Taiwan has one of the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant pneumococcus in the world. Pneumococcal isolates not susceptible to penicillin first appeared in Taiwan in 1986; in 1995 an increase in the prevalence of nonsusceptibility to penicillins, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and macrolides as well as multidrug resistance began to be recognized. With the persistence of antibiotic selective pressure, resistance in some antibiotics reached a high plateau (β-lactam antibiotics) or continued to increase (macrolides), while novel resistance (fluoroquinolones) emerged in the last 3 years. Widespread distribution of some novel resistant 23F and 19F clones (and the international epidemic of 23F clones) contributes further to the rapid increase of resistance. Because Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that causes community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis in adults and children, antibiotic-resistance in this organism is a serious problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5eff33257d4d4a4189bc6b53a40dafe62022-12-21T18:38:29ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592002-12-018121487149110.3201/eid0812.020178Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, TaiwanPo-Ren HsuehKwen-Tay LuhTaiwan has one of the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant pneumococcus in the world. Pneumococcal isolates not susceptible to penicillin first appeared in Taiwan in 1986; in 1995 an increase in the prevalence of nonsusceptibility to penicillins, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and macrolides as well as multidrug resistance began to be recognized. With the persistence of antibiotic selective pressure, resistance in some antibiotics reached a high plateau (β-lactam antibiotics) or continued to increase (macrolides), while novel resistance (fluoroquinolones) emerged in the last 3 years. Widespread distribution of some novel resistant 23F and 19F clones (and the international epidemic of 23F clones) contributes further to the rapid increase of resistance. Because Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that causes community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis in adults and children, antibiotic-resistance in this organism is a serious problem.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0178_articleantimicrobial resistanceStreptococcus pneumoniaeTaiwan |
| spellingShingle | Po-Ren Hsueh Kwen-Tay Luh Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan Emerging Infectious Diseases antimicrobial resistance Streptococcus pneumoniae Taiwan |
| title | Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| title_sort | antimicrobial resistance in streptococcus pneumoniae taiwan |
| topic | antimicrobial resistance Streptococcus pneumoniae Taiwan |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0178_article |
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