Pneumonia Therapy
Recent findings in pneumonia therapy described by researchers from Fudan University
Published in Hospital Business Week, February 8th, 2009
Data detailed in 'Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from Shanghai, China' have been presented. "In this study, the antimicrobial resistance profiles of pneumococci isolated from respiratory specimens of patients from Shanghai, China, in 2004 and 2005 are described. Non-susceptible rates to penicillin and erythromycin among paediatric isolates (n=122) were 63.1% and 94.3%, respectively, whilst those of adult isolates (n=39) were 20.5% and 69.2%, respectively (p <0.0001 and p<0.0002)," researchers in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report.
"Nineteen serotypes were identified among 103 tested strains,...
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