Abstract
Susceptibility to moxifloxacin, penicillin and erythromycin was determined for 592 invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae collected from 20 English hospitals participating in the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS) during 2003. Resistance to moxifloxacin, penicillin and erythromycin was observed in 0.8%, 5.4% and 13% of the isolates, respectively. These results show that the large majority of pneumococci were susceptible to moxifloxacin in 2003, the year when it was licensed for clinical use in the UK.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 539-541 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:EARSS is funded by the European Commission DG Sanco (Agreement S12.123794). The EARSS Collaborating Group for this study comprised Dr D. Brown (Addenbrooke's NHS Trust), Dr P. Cockcroft (Portsmouth Hospitals), Dr T. Collyns (St James's University Hospital–Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds), Dr S. Cotterill, Dr M. Misra, Mr D. Dicks (Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust), Dr P. Godwin, Mrs G. McAndrew (Airedale General Hospital, Keighley), Dr A. Johnson, Dr M. Wilson, Mrs V.A. Cook (The County Hospital, Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust), Dr K. Loudon (Pilgrim Hospital, Boston), Dr A. Lowes, Mr A. Tuck (Southampton University Hospitals Trust), Dr N. Manek (The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust), Dr P. Mannion (Countess of Chester NHS Trust), Dr J. Nash (East Kent NHS Trust), Dr P.B. Nielsen (Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Dr M. Osman (Barnsley District General NHS Trust), Dr J. Perry, Miss A. Nicholson (Freeman Hospital, Newcastle), Dr S. Pugh, Mr P. Cheetham, Miss J. Palfreyman (Department of Microbiology for University Hospital and City Hospital Nottingham), Dr R. Spencer, Ms G.M. Wilson (Health Protection Agency South West Regional Laboratory, Bristol), Dr J. Stockley (Worcestershire Royal Hospital), Dr A. Telfer Brunton, Mr J. Rogers (Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust), Dr N. Weightman (Friarage Hospital, Northallerton), and Dr E. Youngs and Mr J. McCluskie (Lincoln County Hospital).
Keywords
- Quinolones
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Susceptibility testing