Decreasing rates of resistance to penicillin, but not erythromycin, in Streptococcus pneumoniae after introduction of a policy to restrict antibiotic usage in Taiwan P.-R. Hsueh Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 11, Issue 11, Pages 925-927 (November 2005) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01245.x Copyright © 2005 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Trend of decreased susceptibility to penicillin (PNSSP) and erythromycin (ERSP) among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates recovered at the National Taiwan University Hospital between 1984 and 2003. The black arrow indicates the year when the National Health Insurance non-reimbursement policy for restriction of antibiotic use was implemented. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2005 11, 925-927DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01245.x) Copyright © 2005 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Frequency of three categories of susceptibility to penicillin and resistance to erythromycin among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected from multiple medical centres in Taiwan. The black arrow indicates the year when the National Health Insurance non-reimbursement policy for restriction of antibiotic use was implemented. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2005 11, 925-927DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01245.x) Copyright © 2005 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions