Detection of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae by diffusion tests

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Volumn 104, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 549-556

  Poulsen, Rikke Lykke ^a   Knudsen, Jenny Dahl ^a   Petersen, Mette Barendorff ^a   Fuursted, Kurt ^a   Espersen, Frank ^a   Frimodt Møller, Niels ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disk diffusion; E test; Oxacillin; Penicillin resistance; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029854922     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1996.tb04910.x     Document Type: Article

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