Incorrect identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its effect on antimicrobial resistance rates

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Jan;33(1):93-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.06.023. Epub 2008 Sep 13.

Authors

Jae-Hoon Song, Jin Yang Baek, Hae Suk Cheong, Kyong Ran Peck, Kwan Soo Ko

PMID: 18789853
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.06.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Diagnostic Errors*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Humans
Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae* / classification
Streptococcus pneumoniae* / drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae* / genetics
Streptococcus pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
Streptococcus* / classification
Streptococcus* / drug effects
Streptococcus* / isolation & purification

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents