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Case Report

Community-acquired pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: re-examining its prevention and treatment

Asako Doi1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan;2 Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Kentaro Iwata3 Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Japan
,
Hiroshi Takegawa4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan
,
Kanji Miki5 Hyogo Health Service Association, Hyogo, Japan
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Yumi Sono1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan;2 Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan
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Hiroaki Nishioka2 Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan
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Jumpei Takeshita6 Foundation of Biochemical Research and Innovation, Osaka, Japan
,
Keisuke Tomii7 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
&
Tsunekazu Haruta1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan
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Pages 253-257 | Published online: 21 May 2014

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