Direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing in bacteriuria

APMIS

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 437-444

  Brönnestam, Rolf ^a  

^a Nova Medical AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriological techniques; Bacteriuria microbiology; Microbial sensitivity tests; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MECILLINAM; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0032941145     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01578.x     Document Type: Article

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