Abstract
Progressive increase in antimicrobial resistance among invasive isolates of Haemophilus influenzae obtained from children admitted to a hospital in Kilifi, Kenya, from 1994 to 2002
Scott, J. A.
Mwarumba, S.
Ngetsa, C.
Njenga, S.
Lowe, B. S.
Slack, M. P.
Berkley, J. A.
Mwangi, I.
Maitland, K.
English, M.
Marsh, K.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005; 493021-4
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https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.49.7.3021-3024.2005Etest susceptibilities to amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole of 240 invasive isolates of Haemophilus influenzae cultured from children in rural Kenya were 66%, 66%, and 38%, respectively. Resistance increased markedly over 9 years and was concentrated among serotype b isolates. In Africa, the increasing cost of treating resistant infections supports economic arguments for prevention through conjugate H. influenzae type b immunization.
