Prevalence and chemosusceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae in a population of central Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-288

  Cresti, S ^a   Giordano, I ^a   Donati, E ^a   Giaccherini, R ^a   Barberi, A ^a   Cellesi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemosusceptibility; Epidemiology; Haemophilus influenzae; Neissera meningitidis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; ITALY; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0141905129     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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