Serotypes and susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from children in Mexico Serotipos y susceptibilidad de cepas de Streptococcus pneumoniae aisladas de niños en México

Serotypes and susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from children in Mexico Serotipos y susceptibilidad de cepas de Streptococcus pneumoniae aisladas de niños en México

Objective. To identify serotypes and susceptibility of S. pneumoniae strains from 48 children with invasive infections and 50 carriers. Material and Methods. Typing was performed by the Quellung reaction and susceptibility by Kirby-Bauer and Etest according to CLSI standards. Results. Of 31 meningea...

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Main Authors: Alberto Villaseñor-Sierra, Maricarmen Lomas-Bautista, Sergio Aguilar-Benavides, Gerardo Martínez-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2008-08-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
serotipificación
vacunas conjugadas
susceptibilidad
agentes antiinfecciosos
preescolar
niño
México
serotyping
vaccines, conjugate
susceptibility
anti-infective agents
child, preschool
child
Mexico
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