Aetiological spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial meningitis in infants and children in Hangzhou, China [1]

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1162-1163

  Mao, Fei Fei ^a   Wang, Jue ^a   Li, Jian Ping ^a   Yu, Xiao Feng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHINA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 23844532022     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510037173     Document Type: Letter

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