Detection of antimicrobial activity in urine for epidemiologic studies of antibiotic use

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 539-545

  Liu, Yung Ching ^a,b   Huang, Wen Kuei ^a,b   Huang, Tsai Shu ^a,b   Kunin, Calvin M ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic detection; Antibiotic use; Developing countries; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARINDACILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033153176     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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