Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens in the oropharynx of healthy school children in Turkey

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 489-494

  Gazi, Hörü ^a,b   Kurutepe, Semra ^a   Sürüoǧlu, Süheyla ^a   Teker, Asli ^a   Özbakkaloglǔ, Beril ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Yasam Polikliniǧi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Oropharyngeal carriage; School children

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; OROPHARYNX; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OROPHARYNX; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TURKEY;

EID: 11044226695     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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