Abstract Background: In Japan, many younger children attending day‐care centers tend to
frequently experience acute respiratory infections and prolonged otitis media. Objectives: To …

Synopsis Cefixime is an orally active third generation cephalosporin with in vitro
antibacterial activity against most important lower respiratory pathogens. The drug is active …

Abstract From February to October 1995, 62 erythromycin-resistant strains of Streptococcus
pneumoniae isolated at Yamanashi Red Cross Hospital were tested to determine their …

Two hundred four strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Hong Kong from January
1993 to May 1995 were analyzed for their antibiotic susceptibilities and epidemiological …

Abstract Between August 1996 and July 1997, 550 clinically significant Streptococcus
pneumoniae isolates were collected from 14 geographically separate laboratories in …

The susceptibility of 101 pneumococcal isolates from the respiratory tract during 1991-1994
was examined and compared with the susceptibility of isolates over the period of 1975 …

There is an increasing spread and incidence of penicillinresistant bacteria that are
becoming less susceptible to commonly prescribed oral antimicrobials, including extended …

The efficacy of CS-834, a novel oral carbapenem, was assessed by using a murine model of
pneumonia caused by penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus …

The in vitro activities of the β-lactam and quinolone antibiotics panipenem, cefpodoxime,
cefdinir, cefditoren, faropenem, tosufloxacin, levofloxacin and grepafloxacin were compared …

The therapeutic effects of parenteral β-lactam antibiotics were evaluated in experimental
acute otitis media caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) in …