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. 1994 Dec;32(12):3056–3058. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.12.3056-3058.1994

Antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Greece.

S Kanavaki 1, S Karabela 1, E Marinis 1, N J Legakis 1
PMCID: PMC264228  PMID: 7883901

Abstract

The antibiotic susceptibilities of 1,002 Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates from patients with community-acquired pneumonia were determined over an 18-month period. Resistance rates were 14% for penicillin, 20% for erythromycin, 26% for tetracycline, and 1% for chloramphenicol. Resistance to non-beta-lactam antibiotics was associated with penicillin resistance at statistically levels.

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