Decreased Streptococcus pneumoniae susceptibility to oral antibiotics among children in rural Vietnam: a community study
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- 31 March 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (1), 85
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-85
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most significant bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia among children under five years worldwide. Updated resistance information of S. pneumoniae among children is essential to adjust the recommendations for empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia, which will have immense implications for local and global health. This study investigated the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in isolated strains of S. pneumoniae and relationship with antibiotic use and demographic factors of children under five in rural Vietnam in 2007.Keywords
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