Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Austria

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 247-250

  Buxbaum, Astrid ^a   Forsthuber, Sabine ^a   Graninger, Wolfgang ^a   Georgopoulos, Apostolos ^a   Hirschl, A ^b   Wolf, D ^b   Ulrich, W ^b   Setinek Liszka, U ^b   Allerberger, F ^b   Sixl, W ^b   Bojatzis, A ^b   Muller M ^b   Grund, E ^b   Alpi, G ^b   Leitner, G ^b   Pflanzl, W ^b   Aichinger, W ^b   Feichtinger, J ^b   Gogl, H ^b   Brinninger, G ^b   Ohlinger W ^b   Gerstner, L ^b   Stiglbauer, W ^b   Drlicek, M ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Pneumococci; Serogroups; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RECORDING; SEROPREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACCINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRIA; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 3543062406     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh250     Document Type: Article

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