Risk factors and course of illness among children with invasive penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 409-413

  Deeks, Shelley L ^a   Palacio, Rosario ^b   Ruvinsky, Raúl ^c   Kertesz, Daniel A ^a   Hortal, Maria ^b   Rossi, Alicia ^d   Spika, John S ^a   Di Fabio, José Luis ^e   Leis, R ^f   Ferrari, A M ^f   Neirac, A ^f   Pehuffo, L ^f   Pefia, J L ^f   Bakir, H ^f   Vazquez, M ^f   Bologna, R ^f   Yudowsky, S ^f   Tregnaghi, M ^f   Ferrero, F ^f   Logarzo, D ^f   de Apra, E Q ^f   Balbi, L ^f   Pierini, J ^f   Mayoral, C ^f   more..

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b Central Public Health Laboratory   (Uruguay)

^c Facultad de Medicina   (Argentina)

^d Instituto Nacional de Microbiologia Dr Carlos GMalbran   (Argentina)

^e PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^f Lab Centre for Disease Control ^*

Author keywords

Penicillin resistance; Penicillin susceptibility; Pneumococcal disease; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032987906     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.2.409     Document Type: Article

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