PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

Seventy-one isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were obtained from various clinical specimens of sixty-six patients. Type of pneumococcal infections varied in different age groups. Major brunt of the invasive pneumococcal infection was borne by infants and children. Isolates from infected corneal...

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Main Authors: Basudha Koirala, S K Sharma, M Deb, S K Bhatttacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nepal Medical Association 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Online Access:http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/852
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spelling doaj-909e3e7451614ddba93ed4106da6141e2020-11-24T21:29:47ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2003-01-014114310.31729/jnma.852PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDYBasudha Koirala0S K Sharma1M Deb2S K Bhatttacharya3B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, DharanB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, DharanB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, DharanB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan Seventy-one isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were obtained from various clinical specimens of sixty-six patients. Type of pneumococcal infections varied in different age groups. Major brunt of the invasive pneumococcal infection was borne by infants and children. Isolates from infected corneal ulcers were relatively resistant to antimicrobials including penicillin, as compared to those isolated from normally sterile body sites. Key Words: Pneumoccoccal infection, antimicrobial susceptibility, Eastern Nepal. http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/852
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author Basudha Koirala
S K Sharma
M Deb
S K Bhatttacharya
spellingShingle Basudha Koirala
S K Sharma
M Deb
S K Bhatttacharya
PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
author_facet Basudha Koirala
S K Sharma
M Deb
S K Bhatttacharya
author_sort Basudha Koirala
title PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY
title_short PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY
title_full PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY
title_fullStr PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY
title_full_unstemmed PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS : REPORT OF A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY
title_sort pneumococcal infections : report of a hospital based study
publisher Nepal Medical Association
series Journal of Nepal Medical Association
issn 0028-2715
1815-672X
publishDate 2003-01-01
description Seventy-one isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were obtained from various clinical specimens of sixty-six patients. Type of pneumococcal infections varied in different age groups. Major brunt of the invasive pneumococcal infection was borne by infants and children. Isolates from infected corneal ulcers were relatively resistant to antimicrobials including penicillin, as compared to those isolated from normally sterile body sites. Key Words: Pneumoccoccal infection, antimicrobial susceptibility, Eastern Nepal.
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