EFFICACY OF AMOXICILLIN AGAINST STREPTOCO CCUS-PNEUMONIAE

In Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses (1997; 27 : 740-1), P. Dellamonic a commented on the data issued by the regional pneumococcal observator ies. He considered the methodology inadequate because the population a nd infection were not specified. He went on to state that the conclusi ons based on this data could not be generally applied. The coordinator s of the regional pneumococcal observatories replied to this criticism by recalling both their mission and methods. Their conclusions were b ased on the work done in each region. In 1995, the pattern of pneumoco ccal resistance studied in 7 regions (6,000 isolates) was very similar from one region to the next.