Antibiotic resistant meningococci in Europe: Any need to act?

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-70

  Vázquez, Julio A ^a   Enriquez, Rocío ^a   Abad, Raquel ^a   Alcalá, Belén ^a   Salcedo, Celia ^a   Arreaza, Luisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Meningococci; Molecular tools

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EUROPE; GENE SEQUENCE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SAMPLE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 33846037448     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00049.x     Document Type: Review

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