An International Prospective Study of Pneumococcal Bacteremia: Correlation with In Vitro Resistance, Antibiotics Administered, and Clinical Outcome

L. Yu, Victor; C. Chiou, Christine; Feldman, Charles; Örtqvist, Åke; Rello, Jordi; J. Morris, Arthur; M. Baddour, Larry; M. Luna, Carlos; R. Snydman, David; Ip, Margaret; Ko, Wen‐Chien; Bernadete Fernandes Chedid, Maria; Andremont, Antoine; P. Klugman, Keith; Pneumococcal Study Group, International

doi:10.1086/377534

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An International Prospective Study of Pneumococcal Bacteremia: Correlation with In Vitro Resistance, Antibiotics Administered, and Clinical Outcome

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Jul 15, 2003

Authors:

Victor L. Yu

Christine C. Chiou

Charles Feldman

Abstract

We performed a prospective, international, observational study of 844 hospitalized patients with blood cultures positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae. Fifteen percent of isolates had in vitro intermediate susceptibility to penicillin (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC], 0.12-1 microg/mL), and 9....

Subject

Medicine

Antibiotics

Cefotaxime

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