Extremely high prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin- resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1933-1937

  Chiou, Chen Chia Christine ^a,b   Liu, Yung Ching ^a,b   Huang, Tsi Shu ^b   Hwang, Wen Kuei ^b   Wang, Jen Hsien ^b   Lin, Hsi Hsun ^b   Yen, Muh Yong ^b   Hsieh, Kai Sheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHARYNX DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031836207     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1933-1937.1998     Document Type: Article

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