Previous respiratory tract infections and antibiotic consumption in children with long- and short-term carriage of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 523-528

  Gunnarsson, O ^a   Ekdahl, K ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Regional Centre of Communicable Disease Control   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032439830     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001599     Document Type: Article

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