Acute bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to the antimicrobian agents and their serotypes Meningite bacteriana aguda por Streptococcus pneumoniae resistente aos antimicrobianos e seus sorotipos

The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the resistance rates of Streptococcus pneumonia to penicillin G, ceftriaxone and vancomycin in patients with meningitis; to analyze possible risk factors to the antimicrobian resistance; to describe the serotypes detected and to suggest an initial em...

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Main Authors: Andrea Maciel de Oliveira Rossoni, Libera Maria Dalla Costa, Denize Bonato Berto, Sônia Santos Farah, Marilene Gelain, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Vitor Hugo Mariano Ramos, Sergio Monteiro de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000400014