Open AccessAntimicrobial Susceptibility Trends of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Age Groups Over Recent 10 Years in a Single Hospital in South Korea
Author(s) -
Hyunjoo Oh,
Sang Taek Heo,
Mi-Sun Kim,
Young Ree Kim,
Jeong Rae Yoo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.4.306
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , antimicrobial , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
Streptococcus pneumoniae ( S. pneumoniae ) causes respiratory tract infections. Its non-vaccine serotypes and multidrug-resistant pneumococcal diseases have increased during the post-pneumococcal vaccination era. Therefore, it is important to understand the regional and age-related antimicrobial susceptibility of S. pneumoniae to select appropriate empirical antimicrobials.