Dynamics of the pneumococcal population causing acute exacerbations in COPD patients in a Barcelona hospital (2009-12): comparison with 2001-04 and 2005-08 periods | Zendy

Arnau Domenech | Zendy; Carmen Ardanuy | Zendy; Almudena Tercero | Zendy; Dolores García-Somoza | Zendy; Salud Santos | Zendy; Josefina Liñares | Zendy

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Dynamics of the pneumococcal population causing acute exacerbations in COPD patients in a Barcelona hospital (2009-12): comparison with 2001-04 and 2005-08 periods

Author(s) -

Arnau Domenech,

Carmen Ardanuy,

Almudena Tercero,

Dolores García-Somoza,

Salud Santos,

Josefina Liñares

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt476

Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , medicine , serotype , streptococcus pneumoniae , copd , broth microdilution , population , pneumococcal infections , antibiotic resistance , genotype , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , virology , minimum inhibitory concentration , biochemistry , environmental health , gene

Pneumococci are an important cause of acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the last decade, the pneumococcal population has changed, mainly due to the introduction of the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7).

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