Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents: An overview from Korea

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 488-494

  Kim, Woo Joo ^a,b   Park, Seung Chull ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Antimicrobial resistance; Medical practice; Nosocomial pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; KOREA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 2442767012     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.488     Document Type: Review

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