Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Taiwan: An island-wide surveillance study between 1996 and 1997

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Fung, Chang Phone ^a,f   Hu, Bor Shen ^b   Lee, Sai Cheong ^c   Liu, Peter Yuk Fong ^b   Jang, Tsrang Neng ^d   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^c   Kuo, Benjamin I ^a   Yen, Muh Yung ^e   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a   Liu, Yung Chin ^e   Lau, Yeu Jun ^b   Yu, Kwok Woon ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d S K Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG CHOICE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033985069     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.1.49     Document Type: Article

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