Evolution of streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes and antibiotic resistance in Belgium-update (1994-98)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 308-315

  Verhaegen, J ^a   Van DeVen, J ^a   Verbiest, N ^a   Van Eldere, J ^a   Verbist, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibotic resistance; Serotypes; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELGIUM; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034211213     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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