Distribution of serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a children's hospital in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-332

  Özalp, Meral ^a   Kanra, Güler ^a   Gür, Deniz ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Penicillin resistance; Serotypes; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TURKEY;

EID: 11344278221     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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