In vitro activity of extended-spectrum cephalosporins against Streptococcus pneumoniae strains with reduced susceptibility to penicillin isolated from patients in Portugal between 1995 and 2000 [1]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 611-612

  Caniça, Manuela ^a   Dias, Ricardo ^a   Louro, Deolinda ^a   Carvalho, Catarina ^a   Afonso, T ^a   Amorim, J ^a   Bento, R ^a   Barros, R ^a   Cabral, L ^a   Corte I ^a   Fonseca, A ^a   Fonseca, F ^a   Marques, J M ^a   Martins, F ^a   Morais, A ^a   Moreira, J S ^a   Pinto, M ^a   Diogo, J ^a   Ribeiro, M G ^a   Salgado, M J ^a   Sancho, L ^a   Serra, J M ^a   Sobral, M L ^a   Teixeira, F ^a   Troni, H ^a   Vasconcelos, M ^a   Porto, Ricardo Jorge ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CEPHALOSPORINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PORTUGAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0036797274     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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