Antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical sources of Dolosigranulum pigrum cultures

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2001-2003

  LaClaire, L ^a   Facklam, R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLOSIGRANULUM PIGRUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033946590     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.7.2001-2003.2000     Document Type: Article

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