III. Methodology for susceptibility testing

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 105, 1997, Pages 13-23

  Olsson Liljequist, Barbro ^a   Larsson, Peter ^b   Walder, Mats ^c   Miörner, Håkan ^c  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN V; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; STANDARDIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWEDEN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GUIDELINES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031308792     PISSN: 03008878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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