The Increasing Penicillin Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Central Israel from 1988 to 2002

International Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-23

  Livni, Gilat ^a   Ashkenazi, Shai ^a,d   Lev, Bruria ^b   Harari, Shula ^b   Samra, Zmira ^b,c  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b Beilinson Campus ^*  (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Pediat A S Children's Med Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Penicillin; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; E TEST; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISRAEL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1542619342     PISSN: 08856265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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