Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to penicillin and chloramphenicol.
Lancet, 1977/11/12;2(8046):995-7.
Appelbaum PC, Bhamjee A, Scragg JN, Hallett AF, Bowen AJ, Cooper RC
PMID: 72950
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Abstract
Three cases of meningitis and two of septicaemia were caused by pneumococci resistant to the penicillins/cephalosporins and chloramphenicol. No beta-lactamase was demonstrated in any of the organisms. All three patients with meningitis died, but the patients with septicaemia recovered after being given appropriate antibiotic therapy.
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents; Child, Preschool; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Humans; Infant; Meningitis, Pneumococcal; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Sepsis; South Africa; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus pneumoniae
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