Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong Linked to the Spanish 23F Clone

作者：Pak‐Leung Ho, Wing Cheong Yam, Terence K.M. Cheung, Wilson W. Ng, Tak Lun Que, Dominic N.C. Tsang, Tak Keung Ng, WH Seto · 发表于：Emerging infectious diseases · 年份：2001 · DOI：10.3201/eid0705.010526 · 被引用次数：41 · 研究领域：Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections、Streptococcal Infections and Treatments、Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Serotypes 6A/B, 19F, and 23F accounted for 73% of 140 mucosal isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Hong Kong. In pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis, a group of related patterns was shared by 14 of 15 ciprofloxacin-resistant and 12 of 16 ciprofloxacin-susceptible isolates. These strains exhibited capsular switching and were highly similar to the Spanish 23F clone.