Group B Streptococcal antibiotic resistance patterns in pregnant women

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 323-326

  Stiller, Robert J ^a   Padilla, Linda ^a   Choudhary, Ronika ^a   Tinghitella, Thomas ^a   Laifer, Steven ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037478766     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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