Antimicrobial Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae Isolated during Population-Based Surveillance for Meningitis in Salvador, Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Reis, Joice Neves

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined for 150 Haemophilus influenzae isolates obtained during population-based surveillance for meningitis in Salvador, Brazil. Ten (6.7%) isolates were resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol. Of these, two isolates, a β-lactamase and non-β-lactamase producer, were resistant to amoxacillin-clavulinic acid. These findings indicate that present antibiotic regimens in Brazil may not be appropriate for the treatment of H. influenzae meningitis.

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