A Novel, Multiple Drug–Resistant, Serotype 24F Strain ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeThat Caused Meningitis in Patients in Naples, Italy
Open Access
- 15 July 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 35 (2) , 205-208
- https://doi.org/10.1086/341250
Abstract
Three adult patients in Naples, Italy, had meningitis due to multiple drug—resistant serotype 24F Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. The 3 isolates wKeywords
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