The usefulness of the disk diffusion method to evaluate the sensitivity of Neisseria meningitidis to penicillin and cefotaxime;UTILIDAD DEL METODO DE DIFUSION CON DISCO PARA EVALUAR LA SENSIBILIDAD DE NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS A PENICILINA Y CEFOTAXIMA

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 515-518

  Joyanes, Providencia ^a   Martínez Martínez, Luis ^a   Pascual, Álvaro ^a,b   Suárez, Ana Isabel ^a   Perea, Evelio José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disk diffusion; Neisseria meningitidis; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE;

CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0031473044     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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