Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae isolated from children with community-acquired respiratory tract infections in Central Poland

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-43

  Semczuk, Katarzyna ^a   Dzierzanowska Fangrat, Katarzyna ^a   Lopaciuk, Urszula ^a   Gabinska, Ewa ^a   Jozwiak, Paulina ^a   Dzierzanowska, Danuta ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Haemophilus influenzae; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0345829297     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.05.013     Document Type: Article

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