In vivo penicillin MIC drift to extremely high resistance in Serotype 14 Streptococcus pneumoniae persistently colonizing the nasopharynx of an infant with chronic suppurative lung disease: a case study

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Abstract

This is the first report of in vivo pneumococcal penicillin MIC drift from 4.0 to 16.0 mg/liter, possibly associated with alterations in the pbp1a gene. The case presented here is of an infant with early onset recurrent pneumonia and chronic bronchitis requiring repeated antibiotics
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3648-3649
Number of pages2
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume46
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

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