Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to penicillin and chloramphenicol.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 2 ·No. 8046 ·1977-11-12 ·Pages 995-7

Appelbaum PC, Bhamjee A, Scragg JN, Hallett AF, Bowen AJ, Cooper RC

Abstract

Three cases of meningitis and two of septicaemia were caused by pneumococci resistant to the penicillins/cephalosporins and chloramphenicol. No beta-lactamase was demonstrated in any of the organisms. All three patients with meningitis died, but the patients with septicaemia recovered after being given appropriate antibiotic therapy.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology,therapeutic use Child, Preschool Drug Resistance, Microbial Humans Infant Meningitis, Pneumococcal/drug therapy,microbiology Microbial Sensitivity Tests Sepsis/drug therapy,microbiology South Africa Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy,microbiology Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Authors & Affiliations

6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Appelbaum P C

Bhamjee A

Scragg J N

Hallett A F

Bowen A J

Cooper R C

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(77)92892-6

Published

1977-11-12

Pages

995-7

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

Subset

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