Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens in the oropharynx of healthy children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-220

  Liassine, N ^a   Gervaix, A ^b   Hegi, R ^b   Suter, S ^b   Strautmann, G ^a   Auckenthaler, R ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OROPHARYNX; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032703743     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050263     Document Type: Article

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