Antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Greece

Abstract

The antibiotic susceptibilities of 1,002 Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates from patients with community-acquired pneumonia were determined over an 18-month period. Resistance rates were 14% for penicillin, 20% for erythromycin 26% for tetracycline, and 1% for chloramphenicol. Resistance to non-β-lactam antibiotics was associated with penicillin resistance at statistically significant levels.