Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in Spain: 1990-1999

• Published in: Acta Paediatrica Vol. 89; no. s435; pp. 44 - 50
• Main Authors: Fenoll, A, Jado, I, Vicioso, D, Berrón, S, Yuste, JE, Casal, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2000
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Distribution; Antibiotic resistance; Child; Child, Preschool; children; Erythromycin - pharmacology; Humans; Infant; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Otitis Media - epidemiology; Otitis Media - microbiology; Penicillin Resistance; Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology; pneumococcal serotypes; Prevalence; Serotyping; Spain - epidemiology; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification; Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects; Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification; Spain

This study analyses the serogroups/types (SGTs) and resistance to penicillin and erythromycin of 3921 strains isolated from 1990 to 1999 in children aged 0–14 y in Spanish hospitals of all the autonomous communities. Based on the age of the children, strains have been divided into five groups: 0–6 m...