Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: mechanisms and current epidemiology
Infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are a worrisome public health problem worldwide. Young children and elderly are the main age group affected and the highest burden of the disease are among developing countries. Pneumococcal infections cause 11% of the total of infant deaths, representin...
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Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2014-07-01
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Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
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Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/47064 |