Invasive pneumococcal disease in a third level pediatric hospital in Mexico City: epidemiology and mortality risk factors Enfermedad neumocócica invasora en un hospital pediátrico de tercer nivel en la Ciudad de México: características epidemiológicas y factores de riesgo asociados con mortalidad

Invasive pneumococcal disease in a third level pediatric hospital in Mexico City: epidemiology and mortality risk factors Enfermedad neumocócica invasora en un hospital pediátrico de tercer nivel en la Ciudad de México: características epidemiológicas y factores de riesgo asociados con mortalidad

Objective. To assess the epidemiologic characteristics of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) among a population in a pediatric hospital in Mexico City and analyze mortality-related risk factors, serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility related to S.pneumoniae. Material and Methods. We p...

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Main Authors: Demóstenes Gómez-Barreto, Luz Elena Espinosa-Monteros, Claudia López-Enríquez, Verónica Jiménez-Rojas, Romeo Rodríguez-Suárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2010-10-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
infecciones neumocócicas
epidemiología
pruebas de sensibilidad microbiana
México
pneumococcal infections
epidemiology
microbial sensitivity tests
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342010000500006

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