Typing and Molecular Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae with Reduced Susceptibility to Cefotaxime Isolated in Latin America

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-351

  Castanheira, Mariana ^a   Jones, Ronald N ^b   Silbert, Suzane ^a   Brandileone, Maria C C ^c   Sader, Hélio S ^a,b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b JONES Group JMI Laboxratories   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^d JMI LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0842307679     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107662903322762770     Document Type: Article

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