Resistance of staphylococci in The Netherlands: Surveillance by an electronic network during 1989-1995

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-101

  De Neeling, A J ^a   Van Leeuwen, W J ^a   Schouls, L M ^a   Schot, C S ^a   Van Veen Rutgers, A ^a   Beunders, A J ^b   Buiting, A G M ^c   Hol, C ^d   Ligtvoet, E E J ^e   Petit, P L ^f   Sabbe, L J M ^g   Van Griethuysen, A J A ^h   Van Embden, J D A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^c Regional Laboratory of Public Health   (Netherlands)

^d Public Health Service of Northern Friesland   (Netherlands)

^e Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

^f Regional Public Health Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^g Public Health Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^h Public Health Laboratories   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COAGULASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG USE; ELECTRONICS; FECES; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COAGULASE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; NETHERLANDS; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031908366     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/41.1.93     Document Type: Article

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