Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the netherlands: Results of a 1-year molecular epidemiologic survey

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1413-1422

  Hermans, Peter W M ^a   Sluijter, Marcel ^b   Elzenaar, Kees ^b   Van Veen, Ans ^b   Schonkeren, Joris J M ^b   Nooren, Floortje M ^b   Van Leeuwen, Wijnanda J ^b   De Neeling, Albert J ^b   Van Klingeren, Bert ^b   Verbrugh, Henri A ^b   De Groot, Ronald ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SPARFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 16944362655     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516474     Document Type: Article

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