Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance Streptococcus pneumoniae in Chinese children: Four hospitals surveillance

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1304-1307

  Shen, Xuzhuang ^a   Lu, Quan ^b   Ye, Qici ^c   Zhang, Guocheng ^d   Yu, Sangjie ^a   Zhang, Hong ^b   Deng, Qiulian ^c   Yang, Yonghong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Guangzhou Children's Hospital   (China)

^d FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Multi drug resistance; Penicillin non susceptibility; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0141838026     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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