Vancomycin-tolerant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Korea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3524-3528

  Sung, Heungsup ^a   Hee, Bong Shin ^a   Kim, Mi Na ^a,i   Lee, Kyungwon ^b   Kim, Eui Chong ^c   Song, Wonkeun ^d   Seok, Hoon Jeong ^f   Lee, Wee Gyo ^g   Park, Yeon Joon ^e   Eliopoulos, George M ^h  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^f Kosin University   (South Korea)

^g Ajou University Medical CentSuwon   (South Korea)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; KOREA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 34248656473     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00558-06     Document Type: Article

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