Acute bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to the antimicrobian agents and their serotypes Meningite bacteriana aguda por Streptococcus pneumoniae resistente aos antimicrobianos e seus sorotipos

Acute bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to the antimicrobian agents and their serotypes Meningite bacteriana aguda por Streptococcus pneumoniae resistente aos antimicrobianos e seus sorotipos

The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the resistance rates of Streptococcus pneumonia to penicillin G, ceftriaxone and vancomycin in patients with meningitis; to analyze possible risk factors to the antimicrobian resistance; to describe the serotypes detected and to suggest an initial em...

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Main Authors: Andrea Maciel de Oliveira Rossoni, Libera Maria Dalla Costa, Denize Bonato Berto, Sônia Santos Farah, Marilene Gelain, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Vitor Hugo Mariano Ramos, Sergio Monteiro de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2008-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumococo
meningite
resistência antimicrobiana
líquor
pneumococcus
meningitis
antimicrobial resistance
cerebrospinal fluid
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000400014
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