Unusual Multiply Resistant Pneumococci-Reply
Abstract
Abstract In Reply.—Drs Conde-Glez and Calderon are uncertain about the number of MRPS pneumococci isolated at daycare centers. Twenty strains of multiply resistant pneumococci were isolated (from 7.9% of the children). Minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined for penicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, clindamycin, and the combination product of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole against all these strains. Fifteen strains were tested against ten additional antibiotics, and these...