Pneumococcal Infections at a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital: A Seven Year Study on Isolation Rate, Clinical Spectrum and Antibiogram
Background: Invasive pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia, bacteraemia and meningitis are severe and often fatal. In recent years, pneumococcal resistance to penicillin has been a problem in many countries. We, in this retrospective study analysed the case records of culture proven pneumoco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4005/16-%207243_E(Ra)_F(P)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK).pdf |