Fluoroquinolone resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong linked to the Spanish 23F clone

Authors
Ho, PL Yam, WC Cheung, TKM Ng, WWS Que, TL Tsang, DNC Ng, TK Seto, WH
Citation
Pl. Ho et al., Fluoroquinolone resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong linked to the Spanish 23F clone, EM INFECT D, 7(5), 2001, pp. 906-908
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
906 - 908
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200109/10)7:5<906:FRASPI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Serotypes 6A/B, 19F, and 23F accounted for 73% of 140 mucosal isolates of S treptococcus pneumoniae from Hong Kong. In pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis, a group of related patterns was shared by 14 of 15 ciprofloxacin -resistant and 12 of 16 ciprofloxacin-susceptible isolates. These strains e xhibited capsular switching and were highly similar to the Spanish 23F clon e.