Prevalence of pneumococcal serotypes and resistance to antimicrobial agents in patients with meningitis: ten-year analysis

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of pneumococcal serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility in patients with meningitis, and to evaluate the implications for vaccine coverage. METHODS: Pneumococcal strains obtained from normally sterile fluids from patients admitted with meningitis were isola...

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Principais autores:	Jackelline Rodrigues Alvares, Orlando Cesar Mantese, Alan de Paula, Paula Carolina Bejo Wolkers, Viviene Vieira Prado Almeida, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Maria Luiza Leopoldo Silva Guerra, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Elsevier
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Assuntos:	Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis serotyping pneumococcal vaccines drug resistance
Acceso en liña:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100005&lng=en&tlng=en
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