Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan

Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan

Taiwan has one of the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant pneumococcus in the world. Pneumococcal isolates not susceptible to penicillin first appeared in Taiwan in 1986; in 1995 an increase in the prevalence of nonsusceptibility to penicillins, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulf...

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Main Authors: Po-Ren Hsueh, Kwen-Tay Luh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Taiwan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0178_article

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