Importance of local variations in antibiotic consumption and geographical differences of erythromycin and penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 159-164

  Garcia Rey C ^a   Aguilar, L ^a   Baquero, F ^a   Casal, J ^a   Dal Re R ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; LACTAMS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0036135061     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.159-164.2002     Document Type: Article

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