Penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae in acute otitis media: Risk factors, susceptibility patterns and antimicrobial management

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 751-759

  Block, Stan L ^a   Harrison, Christopher J ^b   Hedrick, James A ^a   Tyler, Ronald D ^a   Smith, R Alan ^a   Keegan, Eileen ^a   Chartrand, Stephen A ^b  

^a Kentucky Pediatric Research Institute   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Penicillin resistant; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; PEDIAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENTUCKY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029026866     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199509000-00005     Document Type: Article

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