Nosocomial Streptococcus pneumoniae infection causing children's acute otitis media

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-35

  Marton, Anna ^a   Nagy, Anikó ^b   Katona, Gábor ^b   Fekete, Ferenc ^c   Votisky, Peter ^c   Lajos, Zoltán ^d  

^a Szent Laszlo Hospital   (Hungary)

^b HEIM PÁL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^c Madarász Children's Hospital   (Hungary)

^d Public Health Station   (Hungary)

Author keywords

nosocomial infections; otitis media; respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INFANT; MASTOIDECTOMY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030972884     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(96)00357-3     Document Type: Article

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