The pneumococcal infection in a general hospital of a parisian suburb: a prospective study in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges hospital (author's transl)

The authors have carried during one year, in the hospital of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, a prospective study on 229 cases of pneumococcal infections with bacteriological findings. They emphazise the frequency, the high-exposed groups and the gravity of these infections despite of the antibiotherapy. T...

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Published inPathologie biologie (Paris) Vol. 27; no. 9; p. 525
Main Authors Beucler, A, Bendersky, N, Deborne, B, Geslin, P, Dublanchet, A, Durieux, R, Lafaix, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.11.1979
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Female
France
Hospitals, General
Humans
Immunotherapy
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control
Prospective Studies
Serotyping
France
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Summary:The authors have carried during one year, in the hospital of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, a prospective study on 229 cases of pneumococcal infections with bacteriological findings. They emphazise the frequency, the high-exposed groups and the gravity of these infections despite of the antibiotherapy. The emergence of multiply resistant pneumococcus makes out another argument for proposing a preventive vaccination taking notice of the most frequent serotypes found in France.
ISSN:0369-8114