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Changing Patterns of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases after Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

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  1. Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

    Nuri Bayram, Hurşit Apa & İlker Devrim

  2. Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

    Gamze Gülfidan

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

    İlker Günay & Nurettin Ünal

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Bayram, N., Apa, H., Gülfidan, G. et al. Changing Patterns of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases after Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Indian J Pediatr 81, 1124–1125 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-014-1485-5

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