Meningitis due to mixed infection with penicillin-resistant and penicillin-susceptible strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 512-513

  Chaves, Fernando ^a   Campelo, Carolina ^a   Sanz, Francisca ^a   Otero, Joaquin R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037234766     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.512-513.2003     Document Type: Article

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