Multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in young children
Sandip Patil, Hongyu Chen, Bruno S. Lopes, Sixi Liu, Feiqiu Wen
Abstract
Multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (S pneumoniae) is one of the major causes of difficult-to-treat pneumococcal disease in young children. Prevalence of the pneumococcal disease has been declining globally after the introduction of the PCV13 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Topics & Concepts
Streptococcus pneumoniaeMultiple drug resistanceMicrobiologyMedicineBiologyDrug resistanceAntibioticsPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsBacterial Infections and VaccinesRespiratory viral infections research