Susceptibility testing of Haemophilus influenzae - An international collaborative study in quality assessment

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 363-386

  Yeo, S F ^a   Akalin, E ^b   Arikan, S ^c   Auckenthaler, R ^c   Bergan, T ^d   Dornbusch, K ^e   Howard, A J ^f   Hryniewicz, W ^g   Jones, R N ^h   Koupari, G ⁱ   Legakis, N J ⁱ   McLaughlin, J ^j   Ozkuyumcu, C ^b   Percival, A ^k   Phillips, I ^l   Reeves, D ^m   Spencer, R ⁿ   Warren, R E ^o   Williams, J D ^a,p  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f Bangor Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^k ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^m NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^o ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^p ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMPICILLIN; AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GREECE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NORWAY; POLAND; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10544244174     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.3.363     Document Type: Article

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