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. 1989 Jul;33(7):1111–1112. doi: 10.1128/aac.33.7.1111

Penicillin susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a private pediatric hospital in Houston, Texas.

N Caraway 1, E Hawkins 1, D Hinds 1, E Mason 1
PMCID: PMC176072  PMID: 2782861

Abstract

Of 493 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, 14 were found to have decreased penicillin susceptibility as determined by the oxacillin disk test. Of these 14 isolates, 4 were relatively resistant by quantitative susceptibility studies and 1 was penicillin resistant (MIC, 2 micrograms/ml). This is the first confirmed penicillin-resistant isolate in the Houston, Tex., area.

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