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. 1982 May;15(5):967–968. doi: 10.1128/jcm.15.5.967-968.1982

Postoperative infection caused by an unusual serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with multiple drug resistance.

E D O'Donnell, K E Alter, L D Frenkel
PMCID: PMC272225  PMID: 6920388

Abstract

A 15-month-old child developed an infectious pulmonary complication of open heart surgery. Cultures of the respiratory secretions showed growth of a 9L serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae which was resistant to penicillin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol. There was no evidence that the organism was spread among the family of the patient or hospital personnel.

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