Resistance patterns of lower respiratory tract pathogens in Europe

• Published in: International journal of antimicrobial agents Vol. 16; pp. 25 - 29
• Main Authors: Marchese, A, Schito, G.C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2000
• Subjects: beta-Lactamases - metabolism; Drug Resistance, Microbial - genetics; Europe; Europe - epidemiology; Gene Frequency; Haemophilus Infections - epidemiology; Haemophilus Infections - microbiology; Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus influenzae - enzymology; Haemophilus influenzae - genetics; Humans; Moraxella catarrhalis; Respiratory tract; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology; Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology; Streptococcal Infections - microbiology; Streptococcus pneumoniae - genetics; Europe; Respiratory tract; Europe; Haemophilus influenzae

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs in the major respiratory tract pathogens is known to vary profoundly depending on geographic location. In Europe high rates (>44%) of penicillin-resistance in pneumococci have been recorded in France and Spain, while countries like The Netherlands, the Czech Repu...