Rapid emergence of meningococci with reduced susceptibility to penicillin in France: The need for vigilance in meningitis treatment

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 661-662

  Struillou, Laurence ^a   Chamoux, Catherine ^a   Berranger, Christophe ^b   Chouillet, Ana Maria ^a   Riou, Jean Yves ^c   Raffi, François ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b Saint Nazaire Hospital

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G;

DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0031769150     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00351.x     Document Type: Review

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