ISOLATION OF MODERATELY PENICILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS OF NEISSERIA-MENINGITIDIS IN ARGENTINA

Authors
LOPARDO HA SANTANDER C CEINOS MD RUBEGLIO EA
Citation
Ha. Lopardo et al., ISOLATION OF MODERATELY PENICILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS OF NEISSERIA-MENINGITIDIS IN ARGENTINA, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 37(8), 1993, pp. 1728-1729
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Microbiology
Journal title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00664804
Volume
37
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1728 - 1729
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(1993)37:8<1728:IOMPSO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Four strains that were moderately susceptible to penicillin and/or amp icillin were found among 54 consecutive isolates of meningococci recov ered from patients in one pediatric hospital in Argentina from October 1991 to December 1992. Disk diffusion tests performed with 2 U of pen icillin failed to detect one strain. These findings suggest that atten tion should be paid to changes in the susceptibility patterns of menin gococci in order to anticipate therapeutic failures in the future.