Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
J Infect Public Health. 2010;3(3):113-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2010.07.003. Epub 2010 Aug 24.
The global emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance to fluoroquinolones is alarming and has grown to be a cause for significant concern worldwide. We report the first three cases of levofloxacin resistant S. pneumoniae isolates in a tertiary medical center in Beirut, Lebanon. Judicious use of antimicrobial agents is imperative to limit the spread of such resistant strains.
氟喹诺酮类药物耐药肺炎链球菌在全球范围内的出现令人震惊,已成为全球关注的重大问题。我们报告了在黎巴嫩贝鲁特的一家三级医疗中心发现的首批三例左氧氟沙星耐药肺炎链球菌分离株。为了限制此类耐药菌株的传播,必须谨慎使用抗菌药物。