Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis in the United States in 1996-1997 respiratory season

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-257

  Thornsberry, Clyde ^a,c   Ogilvie, Penny ^a   Kahn, James ^b   Mauriz, Yolanda ^b  

^a MRL Pharmaceutical Services   (United States)

^b Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Incorporated   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; OFLOXACIN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031431208     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)00195-8     Document Type: Article

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