Correlation between consumption of antimicrobials in humans and development of resistance in bacteria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-202

  Cristino, J Melo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial consumption; Antimicrobial resistance; Humans

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG USE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032765427     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00052-7     Document Type: Review

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