Community acquired pneumonia among pediatric outpatients in Salvador, Northeast Brazil, with emphasis on the role of pneumococcus

Community acquired pneumonia among pediatric outpatients in Salvador, Northeast Brazil, with emphasis on the role of pneumococcus

Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and death among children in developing countries, and mortality due to pneumonia has been associated with S. pneumoniae infection. This investigation was designed to describe the antimicrobial susceptibility and serotype patterns of pneumococ...

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Main Authors: Cristiana M.C. Nascimento-Carvalho, Antônio A. Lopes, Maria Daniela B.S. Gomes, Morgana P. Magalhães, Juliana R. Oliveira, Ana Luisa Vilas-Boas, Roberta Ferracuti, Maria Cristina C. Brandileone, Maria Luiza L.S. Guerra, Noraney N. Alves, Ledilce A. Athayde, Renilza M. Caldas, Maria Goreth M. A. Barberino, Jussara Duarte, Maria Angélica S. Brandão, Heonir Rocha, Yehuda Benguigui, José Luis Di Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
antimicrobial resistance
serotypes
blood culture
community-acquired pneumonia
children
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