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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 1999, p. 3384-3386, Vol. 37, No. 10
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Is There an Ecological Relationship between Rates of Antibiotic Resistance of Species of the Genus Streptococcus?

Rafael Gómez-Lus,1 Juan J. Granizo,2 Lorenzo Aguilar,2,* Emilio Bouza,3 Avelino Gutierrez,4 Juan García-de-Lomas,5 and the Spanish Surveillance Group for Respiratory Pathogensdagger

Microbiology Department, University Hospital, Zaragoza,1 Medical Department, SmithKline Beecham,2 Microbiology Department, Gregorio Marañón Hospital,3 and Microbiology Department, La Paz Hospital,4 Madrid, and Instituto Valenciano de Microbiología, Bétera, Valencia,5 Spain

Received 17 March 1999/Returned for modification 5 June 1999/Accepted 27 June 1999

The relationship between resistance to antibiotics on the part of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes was studied by comparing different prevalences of resistance among hospitals obtained from a recent microbiological surveillance of community-acquired respiratory tract infections. A high correlation for erythromycin resistance was found between S. pneumoniae isolates from lower respiratory tract infections and S. pyogenes isolates collected from pharyngeal swabs.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Medical Department, SmithKline Beecham, C/ Valle de la Fuenfría No. 3, 3°-D, 28034 Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34-91-334 52 75. Fax: 34-91-334 51 41. E-mail: lorenzo.aguilar-alfaro{at}sb.com.

dagger Members of the Spanish Surveillance Group for Respiratory Pathogens are F. Baquero, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid; J. A. García-Rodríguez, Clinico Universitario Hospital, Salamanca; E. Cercenado, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid; M. Gobernado and N. Diosdado, La Fe Hospital, Valencia; A. García, La Paz Hospital, Madrid; M. de la Rosa and A. Martínez-Brocal, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada; M. C. Rubio, Clinico Universitario Hospital, Zaragoza; R. Cisterna and A. Morla, Basurto Hospital, Bilbao; I. Trujillano, Clinico Universitario Hospital, Salamanca; E. Perea and L. Martínez, Virgen Macarena Hospital, Sevilla; C. García-Riestra and I. Rodríguez, Xeral de Galicia Hospital, Santiago de Compostela; M. Casal and A. Ibarra, Reina Sofía Hospital, Córdoba; A. C. Gómez-García and F. J. Blanco-Palenciano, Infanta Cristina Hospital, Badajoz; C. Gimeno and M. Bermejo, Instituto Valenciano de Microbiología, Valencia; and R. Dal-Ré, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Madrid.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 1999, p. 3384-3386, Vol. 37, No. 10
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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