Streptococcus pneumoniae in Saudi Arabia: Antibiotic resistance and serotypes of recent clinical isolates

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-38

  Memish, Ziad A ^a   Balkhy, Hanan H ^a   Shibl, Atef M ^b   Barrozo, Christopher P ^c   Gray, Gregory C ^d  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Drug sensitivity; Saudi Arabia; Serotypes; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0346460306     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.05.008     Document Type: Article

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