Nasopharyngeal colonization with penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Turkish children

ÇİFTCİ E., Dogru U., Aysev D., Ince E., Guriz H.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.42, no.5, pp.552-556, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2000.01269.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.552-556
  • Keywords: nasopharyngeal carriage, penicillin resistance, Streptococcus pneumoniae, ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE, OTITIS-MEDIA, CARRIAGE, SUSCEPTIBILITY, PNEUMOCOCCI, INFECTION, INFANTS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the major infectious agents observed in children. In spite of the fact that penicillin is preferred in the treatment of infections caused by S. pneumoniae, there has been a world-wide increase in the frequency of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae.