Population structure of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Italy prior to the implementation of the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (1999-2003)

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-103

  Gherardi, G ^b   D'Ambrosio, F ^a   Monaco, M ^a   Camilli, R ^a   De Florio, L ^b   D'Ancona, F ^a   Dicuonzo, G ^b   Pantosti, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MENINGITIS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 58149154838     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0581-8     Document Type: Article

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