A comparison of antimicrobial resistance rates in Gram-positive pathogens isolated in the UK from October 1996 to January 1997 and October 1997 to January 1998

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-293

  Andrews, J ^a   Ashby, J ^a   Jevons, G ^a   Marshall, T ^b   Lines, N ^a   Wise, R ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034052797     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.3.285     Document Type: Article

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