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Antibiotic Susceptibility Evaluation of Group a Streptococcus Isolated From Children With Pharyngitis: A Study From Iran Publisher



Sayyahfar S1 ; Fahimzad A2 ; Naddaf A3 ; Tavassoli S4
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  1. 1. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Departement of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Departement of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Research Center, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Fasa University of Medical sciences, Fasa, Iran
  4. 4. Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Infection and Chemotherapy Published:2015


Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility of Group A streptococcus (GAS) to antibiotics usually used in Iran for treatment of GAS pharyngitis in children. Materials and Methods: From 2011 to 2013, children 3-15 years of age with acute tonsillopharyngitis who attended Mofid Children's Hospital clinics and emergency ward and did not meet the exclusion criteria were enrolled in a prospective study in a sequential manner. The isolates strains from throat culture were identified as GAS by colony morphology, gram staining, beta hemolysis on blood agar, sensitivity to bacitracin, a positive pyrrolidonyl aminopeptidase (PYR) test result, and the presence of Lancefield A antigen determined by agglutination test. Antimicrobial susceptibility was identified by both disk diffusion and broth dilution methods. Results: From 200 children enrolled in this study, 59 (30%) cases were culture positive for GAS. All isolates were sensitive to penicillin G. The prevalence of erythromycin, azithromycin, and clarithromycin resistance by broth dilution method was 33.9%, 57.6%, and 33.9%, respectively. Surprisingly, 8.4% of GAS strains were resistant to rifampin. In this study, 13.5% and 32.2% of the strains were resistant to clindamycin and ofloxacin, respectively. Conclusion: The high rate of resistance of GAS to some antibiotics in this study should warn physicians, especially in Iran, to use antibiotics restrictedly and logically to prevent the rising of resistance rates in future. It also seems that continuous local surveillance is necessary to achieve the best therapeutic option for GAS treatment. © 2015 by The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases | Korean Society for Chemotherapy.