Decreasing rates of resistance to penicillin, but not erythromycin, in Streptococcus pneumoniae after introduction of a policy to restrict antibiotioc usage in Taiwan

PO-REN HSUEH2020-12-182020-12-1820051198-743Xhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/528878A 16% decline in rates of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Taiwan between 1998-1999 (25%) and 2001 (9%) was associated with a 46% decrease in total penicillin and other cephalosporin usage in 2001 compared with 1999. However, erythromycin resistance in S. pneumoniae remained high (94%), despite a 45% decrease in macrolide consumption between 1999 and 2001. ? 2005 Copyright by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.[SDGs]SDG3antibiotic agent; cephalosporin derivative; erythromycin; levofloxacin; macrolide; moxifloxacin; oxacillin; penicillin G; Pneumococcus vaccine; quinoline derived antiinfective agent; antibiotic therapy; article; bacterium isolate; drug use; health care policy; minimum inhibitory concentration; nonhuman; penicillin resistance; priority journal; Streptococcus infection; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Taiwan; treatment indication; Bacteria (microorganisms); pneumococcus; Streptococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniaeDecreasing rates of resistance to penicillin, but not erythromycin, in Streptococcus pneumoniae after introduction of a policy to restrict antibiotioc usage in Taiwanjournal article10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01245.x162161102-s2.0-27544483791