Etiology and therapy of community-acquired pneumonia

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 285-292

  Ginesu, F ^a   Pirina, P ^a   Deiola, G ^a   Ostera, S ^a   Mele, S ^a   Fois, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Community acquired pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pneumonia; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TOBRAMYCIN; UREIDOPENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRUS;

EID: 0030875045     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1997.9.4.285     Document Type: Article

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