Variation in erythromycin and clindamycin susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae by four test methods

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-134

  Fasola, Elizabeth L ^a   Bajaksouzian, Saralee ^a   Appelbaum, Peter C ^b   Jacobs, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

AIR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; INCUBATION TIME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031037357     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.1.129     Document Type: Article

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