β-lactamase production by oral pigmented Prevotella species isolated from young children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Kononen E ^a   Nyfors, S ^b   Matto J ^b   Asikainen, S ^b   Jousimies Somer, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA DENTICOLA; PREVOTELLA LOESCHEII; PREVOTELLA NIGRESCENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 0030796462     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516208     Document Type: Article

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