Drug resistant patterns of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in the State of Florida in 2003

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major bacterial pathogen which causes pneumoniae, meningitis, otitis media, and bacteremia. Currently there are two vaccines available, Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV) for adults and the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) for children. The PCV vaccine was de...

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Main Author: Drennon, Michael T
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2006
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2509
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3508&context=etd

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