Population-based survey of antimicrobial susceptibility and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae from meningitis patients in Salvador, Brazil

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jan;40(1):275-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.275-277.2002.

Abstract

Penicillin-nonsusceptible strains were isolated from 15% of 303 individuals with pneumococcal meningitis identified during a 4-year surveillance study in Salvador, Brazil. The estimated rate of coverage of the seven-valent conjugate vaccine was 74% among patients <5 years of age and 94% among those infected with nonsusceptible isolates, indicating that the use of conjugate vaccines may be an approach to the control of emerging penicillin resistance in Brazil.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Penicillin Resistance
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Serotyping
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents