Carriage of penicillin-susceptible and non-susceptible pneumococci in healthy young children in Goteborg, Sweden

Journal of Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-144

  Borres, M P ^a   Alestig, K ^a   Krantz, I ^b   Larsson, P ^a   Norvenius, G ^a   Stenqvist, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034070517     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(00)80006-7     Document Type: Article

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