Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Lebanon: a report of three cases

Autor:	Zuhayr Tabbarah, Souha S. Kanj, Mazen R. Naba, Ghassan N. Awar, George F. Araj, Tania A. Baban
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Male Ofloxacin medicine.drug_class Cefepime Antibiotics Drug resistance Levofloxacin medicine.disease_cause Ceftazidime Pneumococcal Infections lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Microbiology Vancomycin Clarithromycin Drug Resistance Multiple Bacterial Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Lebanon Aged Antiinfective agent business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Pneumonia Pneumococcal Antimicrobial medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Cephalosporins Pneumonia Imipenem Infectious Diseases business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 113-117 (2010)
ISSN:	1876-035X
Popis:	Summary: The global emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance to fluoroquinolones is alarming and has grown to be a cause for significant concern worldwide. We report the first three cases of levofloxacin resistant S. pneumoniae isolates in a tertiary medical center in Beirut, Lebanon. Judicious use of antimicrobial agents is imperative to limit the spread of such resistant strains. Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Levofloxacin, Lebanon
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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