Molecular epidemiology of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in central Taiwan

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 511-515

  Liu, Peter Yuk Fong ^a   Hu, Bor Shen ^b   Fung, Chang Phone ^b   Lau, Yeu Jun ^b   Shi, Zhi Yuan ^b   Lin, Yu Hui ^b  

^a Shalu Tungs' Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b Section of Infectious Diseases (B SH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032144208     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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