Antibiotic susceptibilities of group C and group G streptococci isolated from patients with invasive infections: Evidence of vancomycin tolerance among group G serotypes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3380-3383

  Zaoutis, Theoklis ^a,b   Schneider, Barbara ^c   Moore, Lynn Steele ^c   Klein, Joel D ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP C'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 0032880311     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3380-3383.1999     Document Type: Article

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