Invasive streptococcus pneumoniae in children, Malawi, 2004-2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1107-1109

  Cornick, Jennifer E ^a,b   Everett, Dean B ^a,b   Broughton, Caroline ^b   Denis, Brigitte B ^a   Banda, Daniel L ^a,c   Carrol, Enitan D ^a,b   Parry, Christopher M ^b,d  

^a MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d Angkor Hospital for Children   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79957652226     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1706.101404     Document Type: Article

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