Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
Antibiotic resistance is uncommon in paediatric community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Malaysia. However, with the increased use of antibiotics, there is a risk of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) pneumonia which results in antibiotic treatment failure. We report here a case of CA...
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| author | Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini Ting, Tzer Hwu Othman, Norlijah |
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| description | Antibiotic resistance is uncommon in paediatric community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Malaysia. However, with the increased use of antibiotics, there is a risk of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) pneumonia which results in antibiotic treatment failure. We report here a case of CAP complicated by empyema, caused by PRSP, which presented as acute respiratory distress in a 19-month-old boy. |
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| spelling | upm-134982015-10-07T07:18:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13498/ Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini Ting, Tzer Hwu Othman, Norlijah Antibiotic resistance is uncommon in paediatric community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Malaysia. However, with the increased use of antibiotics, there is a risk of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) pneumonia which results in antibiotic treatment failure. We report here a case of CAP complicated by empyema, caused by PRSP, which presented as acute respiratory distress in a 19-month-old boy. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2008-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13498/1/Penicillin%20resistant%20Streptococcus%20pneumonia.pdf Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini and Ting, Tzer Hwu and Othman, Norlijah (2008) Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 4 (1). pp. 79-83. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2008V04N1_CS01.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini Ting, Tzer Hwu Othman, Norlijah Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title | Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_full | Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_fullStr | Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_short | Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| title_sort | penicillin resistant streptococcus pneumoniae |
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