Are rifampin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains a consequence of the increase in cases of tuberculosis?

Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Aug;19(2):360-1. doi: 10.1093/clinids/19.2.360.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Rifampin / pharmacology*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Rifampin