Factors associated with penicillin-nonsusceptible pneumococcal infections in Brazil

Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a worldwide, growing problem. Studies of factors associated with resistance to penicillin have not been conducted in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to evaluate factors associated with infection by S. pneumoniae not susceptible to penicillin....

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Main Authors: A.S. Levin, J.F. Sessegolo, L.M. Teixeira, A.A. Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000600017