Purpose. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a commensal bacterium that normally colonizes the
human nasopharyngeal cavity. Once disseminated, it can cause several diseases, ranging …

Over the past 2 decades, antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae, the
most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), has escalated dramatically …

Abstract Information about the epidemiology of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
within southern and eastern countries of the Mediterranean region is incomplete, as reports …

Over the past 3 decades, antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae, the
most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), has escalated dramatically …

The high prevalence of resistance to penicillin by Streptococcus pneumoniaeis considered
as a great concern, particularly in Asian countries. The aim of this study was to investigate …

ABSTRACT A total of 685 clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from patients with
pneumococcal diseases were collected from 14 centers in 11 Asian countries from January …

Background: There are reports of emergence of resistant strains of S. pneumoniae showing
resistance to penicillin from all over the world, and now, resistance to multiple drugs …

Streptococcus pneumoniae strains with very high levels of penicillin resistance (minimum
inhibitory concentration [MIC]≥ 8 μg/ml) emerged in the 1990s. Previous studies have …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae, pneumococcus) is a Gram-positive bacterium,
which can cause a variety of diseases including otitis media, nasosinusitis, pneumonia …

Worldwide spread of antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major problem.
However, data from West and North African countries are scarce. To study the level of …