Volume 8, Number 5—May 2002
Research
Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy Children: Implications for the Use of Heptavalent Pnemococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Paola Marchisio*, Susanna Esposito*, Gian Carlo Schito†, Anna Marchese†, Roberta Cavagna*, Nicola Principi*
, and the Hercules Project Collaborative Group
, and the Hercules Project Collaborative GroupTable 3
Antibiotic resistance pattern of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains, 13 Italian cities, April 15–June 15, 2000
| Antibiotic | Resistant strains (%) |
|---|---|
| Penicillin | 22 (9.1%) |
| Amoxicillin | 0 |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanate | 0 |
| Cefotaxime | 9 (3.7) |
| Ceftriaxone | 8 (3.3) |
| Meropenem | 12 (4.9) |
| Azithromycin | 126 (52.1) |
| Clarithromycin | 126 (52.1) |
| Erythromycin | 126 (52.1) |
| Tetracyclin | 74 (30.6) |
| Thrimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole | 58 (23.9) |
| Rifampicin | 0 |
| Chloramphenicol | 26 (10.7) |
1The Hercules Project Collaborative Group includes: F. Schettini, D. De Mattia (Bari, Italy); G. P. Salvioli, G. Faldella (Bologna, Italy); G. Caramia, E. Ruffini (Ancona, Italy); E. Reali (Cinisello Balsamo, Italy); R. Longhi (Como, Italy); G. Bona (Novara, Italy); A. Guarino, F. Albano (Napoli, Italy); R. Malvicini (Fidenza, Italy); L. Ziino (Palermo, Italy); I. Barberi, T. Corona (Messina, Italy); P. Pusceddu (Cagliari, Italy); T. Meloni (Sassari, Italy); G. Saggese, and M. Migliaccio (Pisa, Italy).
