The Medical journal of Australia
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Multicenter Study
Rapidly emerging antimicrobial resistances in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Australia. Pneumococcal Study Group.
To examine the prevalence of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae to key antimicrobials in Australia during 1997. ⋯ Rates of antimicrobial resistance are rising rapidly in S. pneumoniae in Australia. Recommendations for empiric treatment of invasive and respiratory infection need to take account of these changes.