Presse Med. 2001 Jan;Spec No 1:7-10.
[Pneumococcal antibiotic resistance. Results from 21 regional registries for 1999]

[Article in French]

Vergnaud M, Laaberki MF.

IN ADULTS: The prevalence of reduced susceptibility to penicillin was an estimated 40% with rates of 23% for amoxicillin and 15% for cefotaxime. For resistant strains, the rates were 11% for penicillin, 1.3% for amoxicillin and 0.3% for cefotaxime. For respiratory tract samples grouped together, pneumococcal resistance to antibiotics, erythromycin excepted, has increased little in France since 1997. For lung samples, beta-lactam activity has remained stable with only rare strains exhibiting amoxicillin and cefotaxime resistance. IN CHILDREN: The prevalence of reduced susceptibility to penicillin was 53%, 32% for amoxicillin and 22% for cefotaxime. Despite a high rate of penicillin-G resistant strains (16%), amoxicillin and cefotaxime resistant strains remain rare, 2.8% and 1.2% respectively. For all samples grouped together, pneumococcal resistance to antibiotics, erythromycin excepted, has increased little in France since 1997. There has however been an alarming rise in resistance of strains isolated from blood cultures. Globally, beta-lactam activity has remained stable and only rare amoxicillin and cefotaxime resistant strains have been isolated, including middle ear fluid sample. SEROTYPE DISTRIBUTION: Among the strains with reduced susceptibility to penicillin isolated in 1999, the more frequent serotypes were serotypes 6, 9, 14, 15, 19 or 23.

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Antimicrobial sensitivity tests were performed on four-hundred and ninety-seven bacterial isolates from Sudanese patients with diarrhea or urinary tract infections. Shigella dysenteriae type I and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli showed high resistance rates (percentage of isolates showing antibiotic resistance) against the commonly-used antimicrobial agents: ampicillin, amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, cotrimoxazole, nalidixic acid, sulfonamide, and neomycin, and were completely sensitive to ciprofloxacin. Eighteen resistance patterns against nine antimicrobial agents tested were observed in enteric pathogens. Resistance to ampicillin, amoxicillin, tetracycline, cotrimoxazole, and sulfonamide was the most frequent pattern. The common urinary pathogens, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis showed high rates of resistance to ampicillin, amoxicillin, cotrimoxazole, tetracycline, sulfonamide, trimethoprim, streptomycin, and carbenicillin. We recommend that physicians seek updated knowledge of the common antibiotic-sensitivity patterns when starting empirical antibiotic therapy in Sudanese patients with diarrhea or urinary tract infection.

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One thousand seventy-three bacterial isolates were collected from patients with community acquired respiratory tract infections (CARTI) in 11 Latin American centers (7 countries) during 1997 and 1998. They were tested against numerous antimicrobial agents by the reference broth microdilution method as part of the ongoing multinational SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. Among Streptococcus pneumoniae (553 isolates), approximately 61% were susceptible to penicillin. There was a great variation of the penicillin susceptibility rates among participating countries. The highest susceptibility rates were found in Argentina (76.7%) and Brazil (71.9%), while the lowest rate of penicillin susceptibility was detected in Mexico (33.3%). High level resistance to penicillin and resistance to cefotaxime were observed in nearly 10% of the isolates. The newer quinolones, levofloxacin (MIC(90) 2 microg/mL) and gatifloxacin (MIC90 0.5 microg/mL), were active against 100% of the isolates tested. Among the other non-beta-lactams drugs tested, the rank order of susceptibility against the pneumococci was: chloramphenicol (93.9%)>clindamycin (93.2%)> azithromycin (89.1%) > clarithromycin (88.7%)>tetracycline (78.5%)> trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (55.7%). The percentage of Haemophilus influenzae (361 isolates) isolates resistant to amoxicillin was 12. 7% (beta-lactamase positive). Among Moraxella catarrhalis (159 isolates) isolates, only 8.2% were susceptible. Clavulanic acid restored the activity of amoxicillin against both species. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole was active against only 59.5% of H. influenzae, while susceptibility to this compound among M. catarrhalis was 96.1%. All other compounds tested were active against>95% of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis isolates. These species were susceptible to levofloxacin (MIC90 < or = 0.5 microg/mL for both) and gatifloxacin (MIC90 < or = 0.03 microg/mL for both) with very low MICs. Our results indicate that penicillin resistance rates are particularly high among pneumococci in some countries. The newer fluoroquinolones show an excellent potency and spectrum against pathogens causing community acquired respiratory infections in Latin America.

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OBJECTIVE: To compare 5-, 7- and 10-day duration of antibiotic therapy for acute otitis media (AOM) in children. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective nonrandomized 1-year evaluation of 3 treatment durations for AOM in a private pediatric setting. Outcomes assessed at 14 +/- 4 days after start of therapy with clinical response categorized as cure, improvement, or failure. RESULTS: A total of 2172 children were studied; 46.4% were < or =2-years-old. Antibiotics used were amoxicillin (61.9% of patients), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (11.7%), cephalosporins (14.2%), amoxicillin/clavulanate (5.2%), and macrolides/azalides (4.8%). No overall difference in outcome was observed comparing the 5-day (n = 707), 7-day (n = 423), or 10-day (n = 1042) treatments, including children < or =2-years-old. However, in the subset who had an episode of AOM in the preceding month, outcome differed; 5-day treatment was followed by more frequent failure than 10-day treatment (P < 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, variables identified as contributing to a cure were: >2-years-old (P < 0.0001), no AOM in the preceding month (P = 0.07), or preceding 12 months (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Our study supports the transition from 10 to 5 days for standard AOM antibiotic treatment duration in most patients. A 10-day regimen may be superior in children who have experienced an episode of AOM within the preceding month, a known risk factor for resistant bacterial infection in the otitis-prone patient.

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