Antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens at the American University of Beirut Medical Center

摘要

The recent rise in penicillin resistance worldwide has led to the increased use of cephalosporins, macrolides and fluoroquinolones as first line therapies in community-acquired respiratory infections.1 We tested the activity of various antimicrobial agents against clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis at a tertiary hospital in Lebanon.