Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and serotyping of streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from kanti children hospital in nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 164-168

  Rijal, B ^a   Tandukar, S ^a   Adhikari, R ^a   Tuladhar, Nr ^a   Sharma, Pr ^a   Pokharel, B M ^a   Gami, F C ^a   Shah, A ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Gauchan, P ^a   Sherchand, J B ^a   Burlakoti, T ^b   Upreti, H C ^b   Lalitha, M K ^c   Thomas, K ^c   Steinhoff, M ^d  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b Kanti Children's Hospital   (Nepal)

^c CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Nepal; Serotyping; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEPAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 78249277858     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v8i2.3551     Document Type: Article

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