Molecular epidemiologic characterization of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive pediatric isolates recovered in six Latin- American countries: An overview

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-207

  Tomasz, Alexander ^a   Corso, Alejandra ^a,b   Severina, Elena P ^a   Echániz Aviles, Gabriela ^c   De Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina ^d   Camou, Teresa ^e   Castañeda, Elizabeth ^f   Figueroa, Oscar ^g   Rossi, Alicia ^b   Di Fabio, José Luis ^h  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^e Central Public Health Laboratory   (Uruguay)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^h PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILE; COLOMBIA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEXICO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URUGUAY;

EID: 0031741576     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1998.4.195     Document Type: Article

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