Antibiotic resistance in Neisseria meningitidis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Oppenheim, Beryl A ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFONAMIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0031030754     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.supplement_1.s98     Document Type: Article

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