Resistance to erythromycin and rising penicillin MIC in Streptococcus pyogenes in India

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 334-336

  Capoor, Malini Rajinder ^a,b   Nair, Deepthi ^a   Deb, Monorama ^a   Batra, Kadambari ^a   Aggarwal, Pushpa ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; INDIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33750463074     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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