Survey of Bacteroides fragilis group susceptibility patterns in Brazil

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-120

  De Carvalho, Cibele B Mano ^a   Moreira, José Luciano B ^a   Ferreira, Maria Candida S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

anaerobic bacteria; antimicrobials; Bacteroides fragilis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BRAZIL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343329866     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(96)00362-7     Document Type: Article

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