Increasing Prevalence of Multidrug-ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniaein the United States
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- 28 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 343 (26) , 1917-1924
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200012283432603
Abstract
The emergence of drug-resistant strains of bacteria has complicated treatment decisions and may lead to treatment failures.Keywords
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