Antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria isolated in 1998 and 1999 from patients with infections of upper airways residing in Western Pomerania

S Giedrys-Kalemba; A Kaczmarek; I Bilska; J Jezierska; B Lisowska; D Michałek-Aniko; B Ruszel; E Stelmaska-Dworak; J Jursa

Antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria isolated in 1998 and 1999 from patients with infections of upper airways residing in Western Pomerania

Otolaryngol Pol. 2001;55(3):299-302.

Authors

S Giedrys-Kalemba¹, A Kaczmarek, I Bilska, J Jezierska, B Lisowska, D Michałek-Aniko, B Ruszel, E Stelmaska-Dworak, J Jursa

Affiliation

¹ Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, Pomeranian Academy of Medicine, Szczecin.

PMID: 11765446

Abstract

Sensitivity to antibiotics of the most common pathogens isolated from the upper airways in north-west part of Poland shown significant regional variation. The rise in resistance to penicillin for Streptococcus pneumoniae (to 22%) and to macrolides for Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus was observed. No differences in sensitivity have been found between pathogens isolated from hospital and ambulatory patients.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Catchment Area, Health
Humans
Macrolides
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Penicillins / therapeutic use*
Poland / epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Macrolides
Penicillins