1.
Rev. saúde pública
;
40(4): 740-741, ago. 2006.
Artigo
em Inglês, Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-437968
2.
West Indian med. j
;
45(3): 95-6, Sept. 1996.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-180088
RESUMO
Penicillin prophylaxis against infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae is now routine in young children with homozygous sickle-cell (SS) disease and the emergence of penicillin-resistant strains is a serious clinical concern. The first death associated with such resistance in a Jamaican child with SS disease is reported