High prevalence of multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children in Thailand

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 274-281

  Thummeepak, Rapee ^a   Leerach, Nontapat ^a   Kunthalert, Duangkamol ^a   Tangchaisuriya, Udomsak ^a   Thanwisai, Aunchalee ^a   Sitthisak, Sutthirat ^a  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibacterial resistance; Children; Genotype; Nasal colonization; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; RNA 16S; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DNA RESTRICTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NOSE MUCOSA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NASAL MUCOSA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84928432159     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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