Studies of the continuing susceptibility of group A streptococcal strains to penicillin during eight decades

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 377-381

  Macris, Michelle H ^a   Hartman, Nancy ^a   Murray, Bernadette ^a   Klein, Renate F ^b   Roberts, Richard B ^b   Kaplan, Edward L ^c   Horn, David ^d   Zabriskie, John B ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Group A streptococci; Minimal bactericidal concentration; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Penicillin susceptibility

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERANCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LACTAMS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031748969     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199805000-00006     Document Type: Article

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