Antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a tertiary hospital in Kuwait, 1997-2007: implications for empiric therapy.

Objective: This study evaluated antibiotic resistance trends in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in a tertiary hospital in Kuwait and its implications for empiric therapy.

Materials And Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility of 1353 strains of S. pneumoniae isolated from clinical specimens during 1997-2007 was performed by disc diffusion method.