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Trends in anti-bacterial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in the USA, 2000-2003: PROTEKT US years 1-3.
The Journal of infection - 1 Dec 2005
Jenkins Stephen G, Farrell David J, Patel Manish, Lavin Bruce S
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OBJECTIVES: To determine geographic and temporal trends in anti-bacterial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients with respiratory tract infections as part of the PROTEKT US surveillance study (2000-2003). METHODS: From 2000 to 2003, 31 001 isolates of S. pneumoniae were collected. Anti-bacterial minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined at a central laboratory using the CLSI...
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