Table 1. Select characteristics of 16 levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates identified from patients at a hospital in South Korea, 2009–2014*†.
| Strain |
Age, y/sex of patient |
Specimen type |
Respiratory disorders |
Underlying disorders |
Serotype |
Sequence type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM-646 | 36/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | CVA | 11A | 9875‡ |
| HM-669 | 70/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | CVA | 11A | 9875‡ |
| HM-683 | 77/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | COPD | 6B | 3173 |
| HM-688 | 81/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | Cardiac infarction | 23F | 9876‡ |
| HM-730 | 77/M | Sputum | Dyspnea with fever | Cervical pain | 13 | 189 |
| HM-762 | 76/F | Sputum | Pneumonia | Lung cancer | 13 | 8279 |
| HM-781 | 70/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | CVA | 23F | 6721 |
| HM-787 | 35/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | CVA | 11A | 9875‡ |
| HM-809 | 58/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | CVA | 11A | 9875‡ |
| HM-854 | 77/M | BL | Pneumonia | Lung cancer | 11A | 99 |
| HM-878 | 67/M | BL | Pneumonia | ALS | 11A | 8279 |
| HM-953 | 82/M | Sputum | Pneumonia | COPD | 11A | 9875‡ |
| HM-970 | 68/M | Sputum | Dyspnea with fever | Bronchiectasis | 19F | 9876‡ |
| HM-1017 | 85/M | BL | Dyspnea | Lung cancer | 11A | 8279 |
| HM-1050 | 62/M | Sputum | Postop atelectasis | CVA | 19F | 9876‡ |
| HM-1055 | 89/F | Sputum | Pneumonia | CVA | 11A | 10300‡ |
*ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; BL, bronchial lavage; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; CVA, cerebrovascular accident. †Among the 16 isolates, 1 (HM-646) was collected in 2009; 3 (HM-669, HM-683, and HM-688) in 2012; 5 (HM-730, HM-762, HM-781, HM-787, and HM-809) in 2013; and 7 (HM-854, HM-878, HM-953, HM-970, HM-1017, HM-1050, and HM-1055) in 2014. ‡Novel sequence type found in our study.