Molecular epidemiology of penicillin-resistant and ciprofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 804-808

  Nichol, Kimberly A ^a,b   Zhanel, George G ^a,b   Hoban, Daryl J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

CANADA; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037308583     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.2.804-808.2003     Document Type: Article

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