Publications by authors named "Panida Wittayawongsruji"
Background: Increased problems with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) and the dearth of epidemiologic and clinical information on invasive pneumococcal disease in children in Asia formed the basis for this study.
Methods: A periodic retrospective review of the records of 0-15-year-old patients was conducted at a teaching hospital in Bangkok, during 1971-2000.
Results: Infections with penicillin-non-susceptible SP (PNSSP) strains rapidly increased after they first appeared in 1988, and they accounted for 71% (29/41) of the total cases during 1996-2000.