The relationship between erythromycin consumption and resistance in Finland

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 207, 1997, Pages 36-46

  Huovinen, Pentti ^a   Seppälä, Helena ^a   Kataja, Janne ^a   Klaukka, Timo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FINLAND; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FINLAND; HUMANS;

EID: 33751138638     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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