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Article: Prevalence of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae - Connecticut, 1992-1993. (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- April 1, 1994
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, meningitis, acute otitis media, and other infections (1). Infants, young children, and the elderly are most severely affected by pneumococcal disease (2). Although S. pneumoniae was once considered to be routinely susceptible to penicillin, since the mid-1980s the incidence of resistance of this organism to penicillin and other antimicrobial agents has been increasing in the United States (1-4). National surveillance for drug-resistant S. pneumoniae (DRSP) is limited to testing invasive isolates from sentinel hospitals in 13 states. To determine the extent of antimicrobial ...