Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from patients and asymptomatic carriers

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1705-1707

  Arreaza, L ^a   De La Fuente, L ^a   Vazquez J A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMPICILLIN; CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0034076996     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.6.1705-1707.2000     Document Type: Article

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