Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing noninvasive diseases in a Children's Hospital, Shanghai

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae, which cause noninvasive pneumococcal diseases, severely impair children's health. This study analyzed serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of S. pneumoniae from January 2012 to December 2012 in a Children's Hospital, Shanghai. Methods: A...

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Main Authors: Fen Pan, Lizhong Han, Jing Kong, Chun Wang, Huihong Qin, Shuzhen Xiao, Junying Zhu, Hong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015000185