Prevalence and identification of tetracycline-resistant oral bacteria in children not receiving antibiotic therapy

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Lancaster, Holli ^a   Ready, Derren ^a   Mullany, Peter ^a   Spratt, David ^a   Bedi, Raman ^b   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Univ Coll London Hospitals NHS T ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Oral; Resistance; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IC 50; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; NEISSERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; VEILLONELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 0242552643     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00740-7     Document Type: Article

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