Pattern of antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-263

  Al Tawfiq, J A ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Multi drug resistance; Penicillin resistance; Saudi Arabia; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; OUTPATIENT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 3843065659     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.3.259     Document Type: Article

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