Serotype distribution & antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive & other infections in south India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 114, Issue OCT., 2001, Pages 127-132

  Kanungo, Reba ^a   Rajalakshmi, B ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Serotypes; South India; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; EMPYEMA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEPTICEMIA; SEROTYPE; STANDARD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0035571473     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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