Pneumococcal bacteremia in children: An 8-year review in two hospitals in Barcelona

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 677-681

  Perez A ^a   Sala, P ^b   Gimenez M ^a   Sierra, M ^b   Esteve, A ^a   Alonso, A ^a   Quesada, M ^a   Raspall, F ^b   Ausina, V ^a   Rodrigo, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 4644337356     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1197-2     Document Type: Review

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