Trends in antimicrobial resistance and serotype distribution of blood and cerebrospinal fluid isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in South Africa, 1991-1998

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 214-218

  Huebner, Robin E ^a,b   Wasas, Avril D ^a   Klugman, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Pneumococci

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEROTYPE; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034489428     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90112-7     Document Type: Article

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