Fluoroquinolone resistance in Haemophilus influenzae [4]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 734-735

  Elliott, Eugenne ^a   Oosthuizen, Deon ^b   Johnson, Maggie M ^c   Piddock, Laura J V ^c  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Institute for Pathology   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluoroquinolone resistant; Fluoroquinolones; H. influenzae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GATIFLOXACIN; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; GENE MUTATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0141962706     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg420     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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