Antibiotic resistance and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae at Birmingham Public Health Laboratory, 1989-94

Journal of Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Boswell, T C J ^a   Frodsham, D ^a   Nye, K J ^a   Smith, E G ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; SEPTICEMIA; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029765106     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(96)92681-X     Document Type: Article

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