The relationship between trends in macrolide use and resistance to macrolides of common respiratory pathogens

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 475-477

  Čižman, Milan ^a   Pokorn, Marko ^a   Seme, Katja ^b   Oražem, Andreja ^c   Paragi, Metka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Institute of Microbiology   (Slovenia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG USE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATHOGENICITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SLOVENIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0035051304     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/47.4.475     Document Type: Article

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