Nasopharyngeal colonization and penicillin resistance among pneumococcal strains: a Worldwide 2004 update

Surveillance of nasopharyngeal pneumococcus has proven to be a valuable tool for the monitoring of antibiotic resistance. We reviewed the latest information on colonization rate and penicillin resistance by making a MEDLINE search, using the terms "nasopharyngeal carriage" and "Strept...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Déa M. Cardozo, Cristiana M. C. Nascimento-Carvalho, Fabiane R. Souza, Nívea M. S. Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier
Subjects:	Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage penicillin resistance
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000400015&lng=en&tlng=en