Streptococcus pneumoniae antibiotic resistance in Northern Territory chidren in day care

Streptococcus pneumoniae antibiotic resistance in Northern Territory chidren in day care

Streptococcus pneumoniae(SP) carriage and resistance levels are described for urban Northern Territory children in day care. Concludes that levels of intermediate and high level penicillin resistance in this day care population are consistent with previous data from the Northern Territory, and consi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of paediatrics and child health 1999-10, Vol.35 (5), p.466-471
Hauptverfasser: Skull, S A, Shelby-James, T, Morris, P S, Perez, G O, Yonovitz, A, Krause, V, Roberts, L A, Leach, A J
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Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Australia
Darwin
Day care
Infants
Pneumococcal disease
Resistance
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Zusammenfassung:Streptococcus pneumoniae(SP) carriage and resistance levels are described for urban Northern Territory children in day care. Concludes that levels of intermediate and high level penicillin resistance in this day care population are consistent with previous data from the Northern Territory, and considerably higher than the rest of Australia. The national trend of increasing pencillin resistance is likely to continue. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:1034-4810