Emerging Resistance to Erythromycin and Penicillin in Streptococcus Pneumoniae In a Tertiary Care Hospital

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作者
Kumar, Naveen [1 ]
Saikumar, Chitralekha [1 ]
Lakshmi, K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Sree Balaji Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES | 2018年 / 9卷 / 01期
关键词
Streptococcus pneumoniae; Erthyromycin; penicillin; Resistance;
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The present study was done to detect antibiotic resistance pattern among Streptococcus pneumoniae. 250 sputum samples was taken from patients attending inpatient and outpatient in SreeBalaji Medical College and Hospital, and subjected to Gram staining, culture and sensitivity by Kirby Bauer disk diffusion. 50 sputum samples yielded growth of streptococcus pneumoniae. 23 isolates (46%) showed resistance to penicillin, 18 isolates (36%) showed resistance to Erthyromycin, 13 isolates (26%) to Cotrimoxazole and 5 isolates (10%) to Ciprofloxacin. Resistance to 2 drugs, Erthromycin and Penicillin was found in 12 isolates(24%).
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