Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Barbados

J Infect. 1997 Sep;35(2):197-8. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(97)92007-7.

Abstract

An imported case of pneumonia caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae occurred in a tourist, shortly after arriving in Barbados. The isolate was of serogroup 6 and exhibited intermediate resistance to penicillin. This was the first isolation of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae in Barbados.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Barbados
  • Canada / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillin Resistance
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination