A cross-sectional study of isolates from sputum samples from bacterial pneumonia patients in Trinidad

A cross-sectional study of isolates from sputum samples from bacterial pneumonia patients in Trinidad

We determined the frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative enteric bacteria (GNEB) in pneumonia patients, determined the antibiograms of these pathogens, and investigated the relationship between pneumonia and selected risk factors. Sput...

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Main Authors:	Nabeetha A. Nagalingam, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, William H. Swanston, Maria Bartholomew
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Bacterial pneumonia sputum antibiogram
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000300006&lng=en&tlng=en

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