Characterization of fluoroquinolone-resistant beta-hemolytic Streptococcus spp. isolated in North America and Europe including the first report of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997-2004)

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Douglas J BiedenbachR N Jones

Abstract

Beta-hemolytic streptococci are common bacterial pathogens that can cause serious invasive disease, and although this group of species has remained susceptible to the fluoroquinolone class, resistant strains have been reported. This multicenter investigation determined the rate of fluoroquinolone-resistant beta-hemolytic streptococci using the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program network data (1997-2004). Forty-seven surveillance culture isolates of beta-hemolytic streptococci from North America and Europe with elevated levofloxacin MIC results (2 to >32) microg/mL were tested for susceptibility to other fluoroquinolones including ciprofloxacin, garenoxacin, gatifloxacin, gemifloxacin, and moxifloxacin using reference broth microdilution and Etest (BIODISK, Solna, Sweden) methods. Strains were characterized using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing to detect mutations in the quinolone-resistance determining region (QRDR). The beta-hemolytic streptococci isolates with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility included the following Lancefield groups: A (Streptococcus pyogenes; 9 strains), B (Streptococcus agalactiae; 24 strains), C and G (14 strains). Vitek and API 20 strep (bioMerieux, Hazelwood, MO) identification syste...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1986·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·K KrasinskiD Desiderio
Apr 1, 1984·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·K V RolstonJ L LeFrock
Sep 1, 1994·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·C BetriuJ J Picazo
Mar 1, 1994·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·K WaitesK Halkias
May 1, 1996·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·D J Biedenbach, R N Jones
Jun 1, 1997·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·A M SeftonJ D Williams
Dec 24, 1997·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·M A Pfaller, R N Jones
Apr 12, 2000·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·A Efstratiou
May 29, 2000·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·J BroskeyR Warren
Jun 12, 2001·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology·M KerawalaY J Drabu
Dec 26, 2001·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·M BassettiV T Andriole
May 17, 2002·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Raymund R RazonableRobin Patel
Jun 1, 2002·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·Ralf René ReinertFranz-Josef Schmitz
Oct 25, 2003·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·Yoshiaki KawamuraTakayuki Ezaki
Jun 25, 2004·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·R R ReinertA Al-Lahham
Jan 5, 2005·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·Sujata M BhavnaniPaul G Ambrose
May 27, 2005·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·Wehbeh WehbehJames J Rahal
Jun 7, 2005·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Jeffrey D Fuller, Donald E Low
Jun 29, 2005·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Gary V DoernSusan Beekmann
Jul 5, 2005·Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs·P BallG Tillotson
Aug 5, 2005·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Sandra S RichterGary V Doern
Aug 18, 2005·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·A RiveraP Coll
Aug 27, 2005·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·J TamayoUNKNOWN Spanish Group for the Study of Infection in the Primary Health Care Setting

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 4, 2012·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology·M KiB Foxman
Jan 19, 2012·International Psychogeriatrics·Emmelyne VasseMyrra Vernooij-Dassen
Jan 3, 2012·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·Noriyuki NaganoYoshichika Arakawa
Feb 27, 2008·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·Hsiu-Mei WuJiunn-Jong Wu
Feb 11, 2010·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·M D PinhoUNKNOWN Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections
Oct 26, 2012·Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases·Axel Dalhoff
Jun 8, 2012·International Journal of General Medicine·José BarberánMaría-José Giménez
Mar 25, 2008·Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management·David Rp Guay
May 19, 2012·Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy·Antoni Torres, Adamantia Liapikou
Jan 8, 2015·Frontiers in Microbiology·Celia L McNeilly, David J McMillan
Aug 26, 2016·The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology = Journal Canadien Des Maladies Infectieuses Et De La Microbiologie Médicale·Alefiya NeemuchwalaNahuel Fittipaldi
Oct 29, 2015·International Journal of Medical Microbiology : IJMM·Eva LeitnerGebhard Feierl
Aug 8, 2017·Microbial Drug Resistance : MDR : Mechanisms, Epidemiology, and Disease·Serena SimoniMarina Mingoia
Feb 11, 2015·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·G PiccinelliM A De Francesco
May 24, 2008·The British Journal of Sociology·John Urry
Apr 4, 2009·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·M S KhanR Hasan
May 12, 2010·Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy·Ayman M Noreddin, Walid F Elkhatib
Mar 22, 2019·Open Forum Infectious Diseases·Helio S SaderRonald N Jones

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Bacterial Pneumonia

Bacterial pneumonia is a prevalent and costly infection that is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients of all ages. Here is the latest research.

Bacterial Pneumonia (ASM)

Bacterial pneumonia is a prevalent and costly infection that is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients of all ages. Here is the latest research.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved