Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to penicillin in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil from 1997-2004

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 390-397

  Bedran, Maria B M ^a   Camargos, Paulo Augusto Moreira ^a   Leocádio Filho, Geraldo ^a   Bedran, Renata M ^b   Najar, Henrique C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Ezequiel Dias Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Invasive disease; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 31144448352     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000500006     Document Type: Article

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