Epidemiology and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the tropics

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-130

  Shears, Paul ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacterial pathogens; Laboratory techniques; Surveillance; Tropical countries

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; METICILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABORATORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHIGELLOSIS; TRAINING; TROPICS; TUBERCULOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0035290747     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90134-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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