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PENICILLIN RESISTANCE AMONG STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE IN EUROPE
No full textPenicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, which has been occasionally described in European isolates since the early 1970s, presently constitutes a general problem, although its rate may vary largely between countries and areas. Spain and Hungary show the highest rates of resistance and were probably the starting point for further dissemination to adjacent and distant countries. In Europe, resistant strains belong predominantly to serotypes 6, 9, 14, 19, and 23, and are isolated more frequently from pediatric than from adult patients, and from respiratory and CSF samples rather than blood. Although penicillin resistance in pneumococci is usually a well-recognized problem, some difficulties, mainly related to methodologic aspects of in vitro susceptibility testing, still subsist for its proper surveillance, but may be overcome through the adoption of adequate diagnostic protocols and tools
Ruolo dell’ambiente nella trasmissione di infezioni <BR>in ambito sanitario e interventi conseguenti
No full textA strong evidence is now available about the role of inanimate
environmental surfaces in the transmission of several important
healthcare-associated pathogens which may originate in
outbreaks or ongoing sporadic transmission of infection. A
new approach, based on the fact that pathogens may persist
in the health care environment for days or longer periods, is
therefore needed in order to assess the efficacy of traditional
and innovative decontamination methods and to aid professionals
in defining procedures and policies for infection prevention
strategies for health care environments
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