Validity of susceptibility testing of uropathogenic bacteria in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 447, 1999, Pages 821-822

  Bjerrum, Lars ^a   Grinsted, Per ^b   Petersen, Per Hyltoft ^b   Søgaard, Per ^b  

^a Research Unit of General Practice   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Urine; Uropathogenic bacteria

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; MECILLINAM; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHIZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032830302     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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