The challenge of recalcitrant acute otitis media : Pathogens, resistance, and treatment strategy

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.10, 2007, Pages S8-

  Leibovitz, Eugene ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Recalcitrant

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 41649088725     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318154b24a     Document Type: Article

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