Pneumococcal Infections at a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital: A Seven Year Study on Isolation Rate, Clinical Spectrum and Antibiogram

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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Main Authors: Anitha Deva, Subba Rama Prasad, Beena Parvangada Madappa, Krishnappa Junjegowda, Raghavendra Prasad Narayanaswamy Bachu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
streptococcus pneumoniae
antibiogram of pneumococci
isolation rate
spectrum of pneumococcal disease
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4005/16-%207243_E(Ra)_F(P)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK).pdf

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