Impact of the revised penicillin susceptibility breakpoints for Streptococcus pneumoniae on antimicrobial resistance rates of meningeal and non-meningeal pneumococcal strains
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In January 2008, the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) revised the Streptococcus pneumoniae breakpoints for penicillin to define the susceptibility of meningeal and nonmeningeal isolates. We studied the impact of these changes. In addition, the pneumococcal res...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.111 |