Penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneomoniae isolated in the Balcali hospital in Adana, Turkey [1]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-348

  Yaman, A ^a   Tasova, Y ^a   Dundar, I H ^a   Aksungur, P ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0031813239     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)94819-8     Document Type: Letter

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