Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns amongst group B streptococci from women in Harare, Zimbabwe

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-32

  Mason, Peter R ^a   Gwanzura, Lovemore ^a   Latif, Ahmed S ^a   Ray, Sunanda ^a   Van De Wijgert, Janneke ^a   Katzenstein, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA FLORA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029953240     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-8579(96)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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