Reduction in erythromycin resistance in invasive pneumococci from young children in England and Wales

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 369-370

  Henderson, Katherine L ^a   Muller Pebody, Berit ^a   Blackburn, Ruth M ^a   Johnson, Alan P ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heptavalent vaccine; Pneumococcal; Prevenar; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LETTER; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950224943     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp442     Document Type: Letter

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