International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123 , August 2010

Comparison of clinical features, antimicrobial susceptibility, serotype distribution and outcomes of patients with hospital- and community-associated invasive pneumococcal disease

  • Sheng-Hsiang Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei County Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wan-Hsiu Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Taipei County Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Cheng Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Che-Kim Tan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Hsing Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Tsung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Yi Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Ren Hsueh

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 2312 3456x65355; fax: +886 2 2322 4263.

Received 2 February 2010 ,Accepted 16 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.04.001

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123 , August 2010

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