Extensively drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, South Korea, 2011-2012

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 May;20(5):869-71. doi: 10.3201/eid2005.131371.

Abstract

To better understand extensively drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, we assessed clinical and microbiological characteristics of 5 extensively drug-resistant pneumococcal isolates. We concluded that long-term care facility residents who had undergone tracheostomy might be reservoirs of these pneumococci; 13- and 23-valent pneumococcal vaccines should be considered for high-risk persons; and antimicrobial drugs should be used judiciously.

Keywords: South Korea; Streptococcus pneumoniae; antimicrobial drug resistance; bacteria; extensively drug-resistant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Databases, Factual
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents