Penicillin-Resistant Pneumococcal Infections
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Invasive penicillin-resistant pneumococcal infections: a prevalence and historical cohort study.
More than 25 years ago, isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were uniformly susceptible to penicillin. However, since a penicillin-resistant pneumococcus was first identified in 1967 (1), the incidence of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae (PRSP) strains has been gradually increasing. In certain areas of the United States, PRSP strains have become widespread; Alaska has the highest reported pre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Pediatrics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0009-9228,1938-2707
DOI: 10.1177/000992289903801007