TY - JOUR AU - Kuo, Shu-Chen AU - Chen, Pei-Chen AU - Shiau, Yih-Ru AU - Wang, Hui-Ying AU - Lai, Jui-Fen AU - Huang, Wen AU - Lauderdale, Tsai-Ling Yang T1 - Levofloxacin-Resistant Haemophilus influenzae, Taiwan, 2004–2010 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 8 SP - 1386 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Levofloxacin resistance in Haemophilus influenzae has increased significantly in Taiwan, from 2.0% in 2004 to 24.3% in 2010 (p<0.001). Clinical and molecular investigations of 182 levofloxacin-resistant isolates revealed that the increase was mainly the result of the spread of several clones in the elderly population in different regions. KW - Haemophilus influenzae KW - fluoroquinolone resistance KW - GyrA KW - ParC KW - Taiwan KW - respiratory infections KW - bacteria KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - levofloxacin DO - 10.3201/eid2008.140341 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/14-0341_article ER - End of Reference