Novel Type of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Multidrug-Resistant Acute Otitis Media in Children
After our recent discovery of a Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A “superbug” (Legacy strain) that is resistant to all Food and Drug Administration–approved antimicrobial drugs for treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) in children, other S. pneumoniae isolates from children with AOM were characterized by...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009-04-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/07-1704_article |