European surveillance study on antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive anaerobic cocci

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-320

  Brazier, J ^a   Chmelar, D ^a   Dubreuil, L ^a   Feierl, G ^a   Hedberg, M ^a   Kalenic, S ^a   Kononen E ^a   Lundgren, B ^a   Malamou Ladas, H ^a   Nagy, E ^a   Sullivan, Å ^a   Nord, C E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic cocci; Antimicrobial resistance; Clinical isolates

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARVIMONAS MICRA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EUROPE; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC COCCI; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 40949118145     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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