Capsular serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive pneumococcal disease from 2009–2012 with an emphasis on serotype 19A in bacteraemic pneumonia and empyema and β-lactam resistance

• Published in: International journal of antimicrobial agents Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 395 - 402
• Main Authors: Lee, Meng-Rui, Chen, Chung-Ming, Chuang, Tzu-Yi, Huang, Yu-Tsung, Hsueh, Po-Ren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; agglutination; azithromycin; bacteremia; Bacteremia - epidemiology; Bacteremia - microbiology; beta-Lactam Resistance; ceftriaxone; Child; Child, Preschool; children; Empyema; Empyema - epidemiology; Empyema - microbiology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease; latex; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; minimum inhibitory concentration; patients; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - complications; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - microbiology; Prevalence; serotypes; Serotypes 19A, 15A, 6A; Serotyping; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification; Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects; Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification; Taiwan; Taiwan - epidemiology; Tertiary Care Centers; vaccines; Young Adult; Taiwan; Serotypes 19A, 15A, 6A; Empyema; Pneumonia; Taiwan; Streptococcus pneumoniae
• ISSN: 0924-8579; 1872-7913; 1872-7913
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.07.017

Capsular serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates that cause invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) were studied and the role of serotype 19A in the development of bacteraemic pneumonia and empyema was investigated. Subjects comprised 98 patients (56 adults and...