Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of non-invasive clinical Haemophilus influenzae isolates in Germany 2019 and 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is known as a cause of invasive and non-invasive diseases. Especially ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections are common reasons for antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient settings in Germany. Therefore, antibiotic resistance surveillance is important to provide the basis of recommendations for the empirical usage of antibiotic agents.

Objectives

To provide data on susceptibility rates of oral antibiotics for non-invasive clinical Hi isolates in Germany and to investigate molecular resistance patterns of β-lactams, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

Methods

Isolates were collected from a sentinel network of diagnostic laboratories in a prospective multicentre prevalence study. Antibiotic susceptibi

SUBMITTER: Frank T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631347 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature