Quality of antimicrobial susceptibility testing in the UK: A Pseudomonas aeruginosa survey revisited

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-522

  Livermore, David M ^a   Chen, Han Yuan ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032931878     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/43.4.517     Document Type: Article

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