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High prevalence of multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children in Thailand.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Jan 2000
Thummeepak Rapee, Leerach Nontapat, Kunthalert Duangkamol, Tangchaisuriya Udomsak, Thanwisai Aunchalee, Sitthisak Sutthirat
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae is an emerging health problem worldwide. The incidence of antimicrobial-resistant S. pneumoniae is increasing, and nasal colonization of S. pneumoniae in children increases the risk of pneumococcal infection. In this study, the prevalence of S. pneumoniae nasal colonization was studied in Thai children from three different districts. S. pneumoniae nasal...
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