Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae among human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults: Prevalence of antibiotic resistance, impact of immunization, and characterization by polymerase chain reaction with BOX primers of isolates from persistent S. pneumoniae carriers

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 590-597

  Rodriguez Barradas, Maria C ^a   Tharapel, Reena A ^c   Groover, Jean E ^c   Giron, Karen P ^b   Lacke, Christine E ^c   Houston, Eric D ^c   Hamill, Richard J ^c   Steinhoff, Mark C ^c   Musher, Daniel M ^c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Universidad Francisco Marroquin   (Guatemala)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031028812     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.590     Document Type: Article

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