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KMID : 0370920110280010013
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Yeungnam Univercity Journal of Medicine
2011 Volume.28 No. 1 p.13 ~ p.19
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Clinical Implications of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae as a Cause of Community Acquired Pneumon
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Shin Kyeong-Cheol
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Abstract
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The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a serious clinicalproblem in the treatment of infectious diseases tha tincrease mortality, morbidity, hospitalization length, and the cost of healthcare. In particular, Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major etiologic pathogen of pneumonia, sinusitis, otitis media, and meningitis. As the definition of penicillin resistance to S. pneumoniae was recently changed,macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae is a major resistant pathogen in the community. Infections caused by antibiotic-resistantstrains are associated with incorrect use of antibiotics and critical clinical outcomes. For the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat infections, physicians always should have up-to-date information on the current epidemiologic status of antibiotic resistance for common pathogens and their susceptibility to antimicrobials. Appropriate selection of antimicrobials, strict control of infection, vaccination, and development of a feasible national policy of infection control are important strategies for the control of antimicrobial resistance. This review article focuses on the current status of antibiotic-resistant S. pneumoniae in community-acquired pneumonia in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Streptococcus pneumonia, Drug-resistant, Pneumonia
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