Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2001)

Reduced Susceptibility to Penicillin among Pneumococci Causing Invasive Infection in Children - Canada, 1991-1998

  • David Scheifele,
  • Scott Halperin,
  • Louise Pelletier,
  • James Talbot,
  • Marguerite Lovgren,
  • Wendy Vaudry,
  • Taj Jadavji,
  • Barbara Law,
  • Noni MacDonald,
  • Ron Gold,
  • Elaine Wang,
  • Elaine Mills,
  • Marc Lebel,
  • Pierre Déry,
  • Rob Morris

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2001/984958
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. 241 – 246

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To determine, over time, the rate and serotypes of pneumococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility obtained from children with invasive infection.