Community-acquired pneumonia: The evolving challenge

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages 30-38

  Finch, R ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; KETOLIDE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TELITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; KETOLIDES; MACROLIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0035224627     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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