The clinical relevance of in-vitro resistance to penicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin and alternative agents, for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzas and Moraxella catarrhalis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. A, 1996, Pages 133-140

  Klugman, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; LACTAM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; LACTAMS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030179507     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.suppl_a.133     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Bizzozero, O. J. & Andriole, V. T. (1969). Tetracycline-resistant pneumococcal infection. Archives of Internal Medicine 123, 388-93.