Clonal groups of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Baltimore, Maryland: A population-based, molecular epidemiologic study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4367-4372

  McEllistrem, M C ^a   Pass, M ^a   Elliot, J A ^a   Whitney, C G ^a   Harrison, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034460490     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.12.4367-4372.2000     Document Type: Article

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