Recommendations for in vitro evaeuation of Streptococcus pneumoniae susceptibility;Recomendaciones para el estudio de susceptibilidad in vitro de Streptococcus pneumoniae

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-157

  Patricia Garcia, C ^a   Chrystal Juliet, L ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

Author keywords

Agar diffusion; E Test; In vitro susceptibility tests; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Penicillin resistance; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

EID: 23544476919     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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