Comparison of clinical features, antimicrobial susceptibility, serotype distribution and outcomes of patients with hospital- and community-associated invasive pneumococcal disease

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-123

  Lin, Sheng Hsiang ^a   Liao, Wan Hsiu ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^b   Tan, Che Kim ^c   Liao, Chun Hsing ^d   Huang, Yu Tsung ^e   Wang, Cheng Yi ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^e  

^a Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community associated; Hospital associated; Invasive pneumococcal disease; Outcome; Serotype; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 77953808229     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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