Antimicrobial resistance of fecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli in different age groups in a community

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1931-1934

  Leistevuo, Tiina ^a,b   Leistevuo, Jorma ^a   Österblad, Monica ^a   Arvola, Taina ^c   Toivonen, Päivi ^d   Klaukka, Timo ^e   Lehtonen, Aapo ^b   Huovinen, Pentti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^d Stat Group of Information Center   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FINLAND; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAFNIA ALVEI; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029849430     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.8.1931     Document Type: Article

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