Serotypes & penicillin susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children admitted to a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

Background & objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a highly invasive extracellular pathogen that causes diseases such as pneumonia, otitis media and meningitis. This study was undertaken to determine the serotype diversity and penicillin susceptibility of S. pneumoniae isolated...

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Main Authors: Subramaniam, Prasanna, Jabar, Kartini Abdul, Kee, Boon Pin, Chong, Chun Wie, Nathan, Anna Marie, De Bruyne, Jessie Anne, Thavagnanam, Surendran, Chua, Kek Heng, Md Yusof, Mohd Yasim, Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju
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Published: Medknow Publications 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/20606/
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1987_16
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