Clonal and temporal patterns of nasopharyngeal penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in children attending a day care center

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3218-3222

  Pons, Jean Louis ^a   Mandement, Marie Noëlle ^a   Martin, Emmanuelle ^a   Lemort, Carine ^a   Nouvellon, Michèle ^a   Mallet, Eric ^a   Lemeland, Jean François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029912837     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3218-3222.1996     Document Type: Article

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