Emergence of Nonencapsulated and Encapsulated Non-b-Type Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Isolates in Portugal (1989-2001)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 807-810

  Bajanca, Paula ^a   Caniça, Manuela ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE B; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1242336847     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.807-810.2004     Document Type: Article

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