Susceptibility of Zimbabwean Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) isolates to four different antibiotics

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 226-229

  Moyo, S R ^a,c   Maeland, J A ^b   Munemo, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; ZIMBABWE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TETRACYCLINE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0037901715     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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