Association of penicillin-resistant pneumococci with residence in a pediatric chronic care facility

Abstract

Risk factors for the acquisition of penicillin-resistant pneumococci (PRP) were analyzed at a university hospital in New York City. Patients with PRP and control patients with penicillin sensitive pneumococcal infections were compared. In 1994, 24 (21%) of 113 patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae infections had PRP; 13 PRP isolates were from children and ll from adults. Only white race (P < .05) and residence in a pediatric chronic care facility (P