Previous antibiotic consumption and other risk factors for carriage of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 834-838

  Melander, E ^a,b   Molstad S ^a   Persson, K ^a   Hansson, H B ^a   Soderstrom M ^a   Ekdahl, K ^c  

^a Regl Ctr of Communic D C   (Sweden)

^b Swed Inst for Infect Dis Cotrol   (Sweden)

^c Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWEDEN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032422240     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050202     Document Type: Article

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