The challenge of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis: Current antibiotic therapy in the 1990s

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages

  Bradley, John S ^a   Scheld, W Michael ^b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPIROME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; DRUG SAFETY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030897822     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.supplement_2.s213     Document Type: Review

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