Le pneumocoque: actualités Intérêt de l'amoxicilline

In Médecine et maladies Infectieuses (1997; 27: 740-1),P. Dellamonica commented on the data issued by the regional pneumococcal observatories. He considered the methodology inadequate because the population and infection were not specified. He went on to state that the conclusions based on this data could not be generally applied. The coordinators of the regional pneumococcal observatories replied to this criticism by recalling both their mission and methods. Their conclusions were based on the work done in each region. In 1995, the pattern of pneumococcal resistance studied in 7 regions (6,000 isolates) was very similar from one region to the next.