<it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>Serotype 3 among Costa Rican Children with Otitis Media: clinical, epidemiological characteristics and antimicrobial resistance patterns

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After the introduction of the seven valent-pneumococcal conjugated vaccine into our National Immunization Program, it is important to establish and track local serotype distribution in order to evaluate its impact specially because s...

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Published in:	BMC Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Porat Nurith, Guevara Silvia, Soley Carolina, Abdelnour Arturo, Dagan Ron, Arguedas Adriano
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2009-08-01
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/52