Clinical Outcomes of Meningitis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 30 (1) , 71-77
Abstract
Limited data are available on clinical outcomes of meningitis due to cefotaxime-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae. We analyzed data from 109 caKeywords
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