Relation between the antibiotic sensitivity of Streptococcus pneumoniae and clinical symptoms

Abstract

Sixty-two cases in which Streptococcus pneumoniae were isolated in our hospital were divided, into two groups: a group of patients with S. pneumoniae infection and a group of healthy carriers. No clear differences in the distribution and the cumulative percentage of the MIC against penicillin G, oxacillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, minocycline, vancomycin were found between the two groups. There was no significant relation between the antibiotic sensitivity of S. pneumoniae and the clinical symptoms. Respiratory tract infections caused by S. pneumoniae could be treated effectively by regularly used antibiotic.