Anaerobic bacteria in postsurgical infections: Isolation rate and antimicrobial susceptibility

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-95

  Di Rosa, R ^a,c   Di Rosa, E ^a   Panichi, G ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial susceptibility; Postsurgical infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION;

EID: 0029866261     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1996.8.2.91     Document Type: Article

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