[Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated in Ile de France area during 2001].

Objective: The authors wanted to assess the level of Streptococcus pneumoniae antibiotic resistance in Ile de France.

Method: In 2001, 637 clinical strains of S. pneumoniae were prospectively collected from 32 microbiology laboratories.