Comparison of the E test with agar dilution for determining susceptibility of Streptococccus pneumoniae to penicillin

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-133

  Dias, Cícero A G ^a,c   Kader, Ivonyr Abdel ^a   D'Azevedo, Pedro ^a,c   Superti, Silvana ^b   Alves, Dirce ^b   Olm, Gislaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pneumococcal infection; Resistance; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032461360     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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