Invasive antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in Madrid

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-255

  Ramos, José T ^a   Saavedra, Jesus ^a   Ruiz Contreras, Jesus ^a   Bravo, Juan ^a   Sanz, Francisca ^a   Noriega, Antonio R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cefotaxime; Children; Penicillin; Resistance; Spain; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031944808     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199803000-00018     Document Type: Article

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