title: Failure of treatment of pneumonia associated with highly resistant pneumococci in a child.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dowell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leversedge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snitzer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D014640:Vancomycin; D002439:Cefotaxime; D002444:Cefuroxime