Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones, Spain
Among 2,882 Streptococcus pneumoniae sent to the Spanish Reference Laboratory during 2002, 75 (2.6%) were ciprofloxacin-resistant. Resistance was associated with older patients (3.9% in adults and 7.2% in patients >65 years of age), with isolation from noninvasive sites (4.3% vs. 1.0%), and with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004-10-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0382_article |