Cephalosporin-resistant Pneumococci and sickle cell disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1192-1196

  Miller, Martha L ^a   Obert, Caroline A ^a   Gao, Geli ^a   Daw, Najat C ^a   Flynn, Patricia ^a   Tuomanen, Elaine ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENOMIC DNA; PENICILLIN V; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22944470061     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1108.050152     Document Type: Article

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