The prevalence of drug-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae in atlanta

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 481-486

  Hofmann, j o ^a   Cetron, Martin S ^a   Farley, Monica M ^a   Baughman, Wendy S ^a   Facklam, Richard R ^a   Elliott, John A ^a   Deaver, Katherine A ^a   Breiman, Robert F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0029119797     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199508243330803     Document Type: Article

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