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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2014

Community-acquired pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: re-examining its prevention and treatment.

Asako Doi, Kentaro Iwata, Hiroshi Takegawa, Kanji Miki, Yumi Sono, Hiroaki Nishioka, Jumpei Takeshita, Keisuke Tomii, Tsunekazu Haruta

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Asako DoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan ; Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Kentaro IwataDivision of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Japan.
Hiroshi TakegawaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Kanji MikiHyogo Health Service Association, Hyogo, Japan.
Yumi SonoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan ; Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Hiroaki NishiokaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Jumpei TakeshitaFoundation of Biochemical Research and Innovation, Osaka, Japan.
Keisuke TomiiDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
Tsunekazu HarutaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital · JPOffice of Infectious Diseases · USHyogo Science and Technology Association · JPKobe University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 73-year-old man with no significant past medical history or any history of health care visits was hospitalized for pneumonia. Sputum culture revealed multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, even to carbapenems. The patient was later treated successfully with levofloxacin. Throat cultures from his two grandchildren revealed S. pneumoniae with the same susceptibility pattern. Analysis for resistant genes revealed gPRSP (pbp1a + pbp2x + pbp2b gene variants) in both the patient and his grandchildren, none of whom had received pneumococcal vaccines of any kind. This case illustrates the importance of the emergence of carbapenem-resistant S. pneumoniae. Non-rational use of carbapenems for community-acquired infections may be counterproductive. This case also highlights the importance of pneumococcal vaccinations in children and the elderly.

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carbapenem resistancepneumoniaStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID24899822
PMCPMC4038523
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