Characterization of invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Taiwanese children

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 991-996

  Hsieh, Y C ^a   Huang, Y C ^a   Lin, H C ^b   Ho, Y H ^c   Chang, K Y ^d,e   Huang, L M ^f   Hsueh, P R ^f  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Invasive; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Taiwan; ZmpD gene

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ZINC METALLOPROTEASE C; ZINC METALLOPROTEASE D;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; SPECIES INVASION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 70450191397     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02743.x     Document Type: Article

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