%0 Journal Article
%T Macrolide resistance in pneumococci¡ªis it relevant?
%A Adam W. J. Jenney
%A Allen C. Cheng
%J Archive of "Pneumonia".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s41479-016-0010-1
%X Macrolide antibiotics are widely used for a range of indications, including pneumonia. Both high-level and low-level resistance to macrolides is increasing in pneumococci globally. Macrolide resistance in pneumococci is of limited clinical relevance where £¿-lactams remain the mainstay of treatment, such as for moderate/severe pneumonia; however, data suggest that macrolides may not be able to be relied on as monotherapy for serious pneumococcal infections
%K Streptococcus pneumoniae
%K Antibiotic resistance
%K Macrolides
%K Community-acquired pneumonia
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471688/