Resistance surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis isolated in Asia and Europe, 1997-1998

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-466

  Sahm, Daniel F ^a   Jones, Mark E ^b   Hickey, Mary L ^a   Diakun, David R ^a   Mani, Satish V ^c   Thornsberry, Clyde ^c  

^a MRL Pharmaceutical Services   (United States)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; ITALY; JAPAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034115073     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.4.457     Document Type: Article

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