Influence of patient age on Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes causing invasive disease

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 556-559

  Inostroza, J ^a   Vinet, A M ^a   Retamal, G ^a   Lorca, P ^a   Ossa, G ^a   Facklam, R R ^a   Sorensen, R U ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHILD; CHILE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035006428     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.3.556-559.2001     Document Type: Article

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