An international prospective study of pneumococcal bacteremia: correlation with in vitro resistance, antibiotics administered, and clinical outcome

General Info

Geography

Argentina (ARG)

Brazil (BRA)

China (CHN)

Hong Kong

France (FRA)

New Zealand (NZL)

South Africa (ZAF)

Spain (ESP)

Sweden (SWE)

Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)

United States of America (USA)

Massachusetts

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Time period covered

January, 1998 - December, 2001

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Drug resistance, Mortality, Pneumococcal pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Citation

Authors

Yu VL, Chiou CC, Feldman C, Ortqvist A, Rello J, Morris AJ, Baddour LM, Luna CM, Snydman DR, Ip M, Ko WC, Chedid MB, Andremont A, Klugman KP, International Pneumococcal Study Group

Journal

Clin Infect Dis

Pages

230-7

Publication year

2003

Suggested citation

Yu VL, Chiou CC, Feldman C, Ortqvist A, Rello J, Morris AJ, Baddour LM, Luna CM, Snydman DR, Ip M, Ko WC, Chedid MB, Andremont A, Klugman KP, International Pneumococcal Study Group. An international prospective study of pneumococcal bacteremia: correlation with in vitro resistance, antibiotics administered, and clinical outcome. Clin Infect Dis. 2003; 37(2): 230-7.