Decreasing prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong, 2001 to 2007

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Apr;63(4):836-8. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkp038. Epub 2009 Feb 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Hong Kong / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Levofloxacin*
  • Middle Aged
  • Ofloxacin / pharmacology*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Levofloxacin
  • Ofloxacin