Nasopharyngeal carriage and susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Kumasi, Ghana

Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneunmoniae poses an increasing problem in paediatrics, particularly in less developed countries. Outside of South Africa, little is known about S. pneumoniae susceptibilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of pne...

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Veröffentlicht in:	West African journal of medicine 2002-07, Vol.21 (3), p.233
Hauptverfasser:	Denno, Donna M, Frimpong, Enoch, Gregory, Michael, Steele, Russell W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Carrier State - prevention & control Child Child Welfare - statistics & numerical data Developing Countries Drug Prescriptions Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Drug Utilization Female Ghana - epidemiology Humans Male Nasopharyngitis - epidemiology Nasopharyngitis - microbiology Nasopharyngitis - prevention & control Penicillin Resistance Population Surveillance Prevalence Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - microbiology Streptococcal Infections - prevention & control Streptococcus pneumoniae Urban Health - statistics & numerical data
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