The trend and susceptibility to antibacterial agents of enterococcus species from urinary tract infections

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-34

  Ishikawa, Kiyohito ^a   Miyakawa, Shinzaburo ^a   Tanaka, Toshiyuki ^a   Naide, Yorio ^a   Shiroki, Ryoichi ^a   Hoshinaga, Kiyotaka ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Trend of antimicrobial susceptibility; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBOXYLYASE; CEFOZOPRAN; CEFPIROME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 1042279627     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.95.25     Document Type: Article

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