β-lactam failure in treatment of two group G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis pharyngitis patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 814-816

  Savini, Vincenzo ^a   Catavitello, Chiara ^a   Talia, Marzia ^a   Manna, Assunta ^a   Pompetti, Franca ^a   Di Bonaventura, Giovanni ^b   Di Giuseppe, Nicola ^a   Febbo, Fabio ^a   Balbinot, Andrea ^a   Di Zacomo, Silvia ^a   Esattore, Francesca ^a   D'Antonio, Domenico ^a  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE SUBSP. EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 38949204456     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00985-07     Document Type: Article

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