Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae
Invasive penicillin-resistant pneumococcal (PRSP) infections are increasing worldwide. In Canada, the incidence of penicillin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates is estimated at greater than 6%. In Quebec, only one case of PRSP meningitis has been reported and involved an infant. An a...
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| author | Cécile Tremblay Anne-Marie Bourgault Pierre St-Antoine |
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| description | Invasive penicillin-resistant pneumococcal (PRSP) infections are increasing worldwide. In Canada, the incidence of penicillin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates is estimated at greater than 6%. In Quebec, only one case of PRSP meningitis has been reported and involved an infant. An adult patient is described who presented with meningitis caused by high level penicillin-resistant, cefotaxime-intermediate S pneumoniae. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82951b7f4d17402d9609a123de701dd32025-02-03T07:26:14ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321996-01-017320520710.1155/1996/232985Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniaeCécile Tremblay0Anne-Marie Bourgault1Pierre St-Antoine2Service de microbiologie et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital St-Luc et Département de microbiologie et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, CanadaService de microbiologie et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital St-Luc et Département de microbiologie et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, CanadaService de microbiologie et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital St-Luc et Département de microbiologie et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, CanadaInvasive penicillin-resistant pneumococcal (PRSP) infections are increasing worldwide. In Canada, the incidence of penicillin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates is estimated at greater than 6%. In Quebec, only one case of PRSP meningitis has been reported and involved an infant. An adult patient is described who presented with meningitis caused by high level penicillin-resistant, cefotaxime-intermediate S pneumoniae.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/232985 |
| spellingShingle | Cécile Tremblay Anne-Marie Bourgault Pierre St-Antoine Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_full | Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_fullStr | Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_short | Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_sort | meningitis in a canadian adult due to high level penicillin resistant cefotaxime intermediate streptococcus pneumoniae |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/232985 |
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