An antibiotic policy to prevent emergence of resistant bacilli

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9208, 2000, Pages 973-978

  De Man, P ^a,b   Verhoeven, B A N ^a   Verbrugh, H A ^a   Vos, M C ^a   Van Den Anker, J N ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 0034681844     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)90015-1     Document Type: Article

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