Extensively Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, South Korea, 2011–2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Cho, Sun Young ; Baek, Jin Yang ; Kang, Cheol-In ; Kim, So Hyun ; Ha, Young Eun ; Chung, Doo Ryeon ; Lee, Nam Yong ; Peck, Kyong Ran ; Song, Jae-Hoon
• Description:
  To better understand extensively drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, we assessed clinical and microbiological characteristics of 5 extensively drug-resistant pneumococcal isolates. We concluded that long-term care facility residents who had undergone tracheostomy might be reservoirs of these pneumococci; 13- and 23-valent pneumococcal vaccines should be considered for high-risk persons; and antimicrobial drugs should be used judiciously.
• Subjects:
  Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Bacteria Dispatch Extensively Drug-resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(5):869-871.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1b2c4ede6ad1e73da5218d01cde1800aaa4aeb4eab371f576a5609f99f361097
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23065/cdc_23065_DS1.pdf
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