Surveillance for Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae - New York City, 1995

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 297-299

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031564564     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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