Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infection associated with rapidly fatal outcome in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 364-371

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^b   Hsiue, Tzuen Ren ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Serotype; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030141080     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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