A Multicenter Evaluation of the US Prevalence and Regional Variation in Macrolide-Resistant S. pneumoniae in Ambulatory and Hospitalized Adult Patients in the United States. (4th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gupta, Vikas; Yu, Kalvin C; Schranz, Jennifer; Gelone, Steven P
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 8:Number 7(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02-04
• Subjects: antibiotic resistance -- community-acquired pneumonia -- epidemiology -- macrolides -- Streptococcus pneumoniae; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab063
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Macrolide resistance was found in 39.5% of 3626 nonduplicate Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from adult ambulatory and inpatient settings at 329 US hospitals (2018–2019). Macrolide resistance was significantly higher for respiratory vs blood isolates and ambulatory vs inpatient settings. Despite geographic variation, S. pneumoniae macrolide resistance was >25% in most regions.