Distribution of serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a children's hospital in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 45-48

  Sherchand, Jeevan Bdr ^a   Joshi, Ashish Raj ^b   Gauchan, Punita ^c   Amatya, Jyoti ^b  

^a Health Research Laboratory   (Nepal)

^b Department of Microbiology   (Nepal)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Children; E test; Nasopharyngeal Swab; S pneumoniae; Serotype

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPSILOMETER TEST; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; INOCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NASOPHARYNX; NEPAL; NOSE SMEAR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 77953457669     PISSN: 19907974     EISSN: 19907982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v28i2.1386     Document Type: Article

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