Meropenem susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae from meningitis patients in The Netherlands

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 895-897

  Van De Beek, D ^a   Hensen, E F ^a   Spanjaard, L ^a   De Gans, J ^a   Enting, R H ^a   Dankert, J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NETHERLANDS; PENICILLINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0031451094     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.6.895     Document Type: Article

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