Brief report: Resistance to levofloxacin and failure of treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia.

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作者
Davidson, R
Cavalcanti, R
Brunton, JL
Bast, DJ
de Azavedo, JCS
Kibsey, P
Fleming, C
Low, DE
机构
[1] Mt Sinai Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
[2] Toronto Med Labs, Toronto, ON, Canada
[3] Mt Sinai Hosp, Toronto Med Labs, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
[4] Univ Hlth Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
[5] Queen Elizabeth 2 Hlth Sci Ctr, Halifax, NS, Canada
[6] Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
[7] Victoria Gen Hosp, Victoria, BC, Canada
[8] Ontario Med Assoc, Lab Serv, Qual Management Program, Toronto, ON, Canada
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10.1056/NEJMoa012122
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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