Increasing antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus species in New York City

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1147-1150

  Lin, Karen ^a   Tierno Jr , Philip M ^a   Komisar, Arnold ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Clindamycin; Erythromycin; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHYLHYDROCUPREINE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UNITED STATES;

CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEW YORK CITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 3242723393     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200407000-00003     Document Type: Article

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