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Changing epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States, 2004-2005.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Feb 2009
Richter Sandra S, Heilmann Kristopher P, Dohrn Cassie L, Riahi Fathollah, Beekmann Susan E, Doern Gary V
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BACKGROUND: The impact of pediatric 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) on the population of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States was examined by determining the serotypes, antimicrobial resistance profiles, and genetic relatedness of isolates from patients with invasive and noninvasive infections during the 2004-2005 respiratory illness season. METHODS: Susceptibility testing,...
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