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
Affiliations
- David Scheifele
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Scott Halperin
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Louise Pelletier
- Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- James Talbot
- National Centre for Streptococcus, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Marguerite Lovgren
- National Centre for Streptococcus, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Wendy Vaudry
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Taj Jadavji
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Barbara Law
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Noni MacDonald
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Ron Gold
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Elaine Wang
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Elaine Mills
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Marc Lebel
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Pierre Déry
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Rob Morris
- Canadian Paediatric Society/Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2001/984958
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 4
pp. 241 – 246
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine, over time, the rate and serotypes of pneumococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility obtained from children with invasive infection.
