Pneumococcal bacteremia in two tertiary care hospitals in Winnipeg, Canada

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 173-178

  Mirzanejad, Yasdan ^a   Roman, Susan ^a   Talbot, James ^b   Nicolle, Lindsay ^a,c   Light, Bruce ^d   Orr, Pamela ^d   Harding, Godfrey ^d  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

bacteremia; Streptococcus pneumoniae; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANADA; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030051474     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.173     Document Type: Article

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