Macrolide resistance mechanisms and expression of phenotypes among Streptococcus pneumoniae circulating in Italy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 461-464

  Marchese, A ^a   Tonoli, E ^a   Debbia, E A ^a   Schito, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; ITALY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032882316     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/44.4.461     Document Type: Article

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