An increased prevalence of β-lactamase-positive isolates in Japanese patients with dentoalveolar infection [3]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 708-709

  Kuriyama, Tomoari ^a   Karasawa, Tadahiro ^b   Williams, David W ^c   Nakagawa, Kiyomasa ^a   Yamamoto, Etsuhide ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

lactamase; Dental infection; Prevotella

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BACAMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; CEFDINIR; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTERAM PIVOXIL; FLOMOXEF; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENTEROBACTER; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; JAPAN; KLEBSIELLA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVALENCE; PREVOTELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH ABSCESS; TOOTH INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; TOOTH SOCKET;

EID: 33747871552     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl287     Document Type: Letter

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