Antimicrobial susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae strains and antibiotics usage patterns in pediatric outpatients: Results from a Children's Hospital in China (2000-2004)

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-462

  Wang, Aihua ^a   Yu, Sangjie ^a   Yao, Kaihu ^a   Zhang, Wenshuang ^a   Yuan, Lin ^a   Wang, Yonghong ^a   Wei, Jinghai ^a   Shen, Xuzhuang ^a   Yang, Yonghong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotics usage; Antimicrobial susceptibility; China; Haemophilus influenzae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CHINESE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249110665     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20789     Document Type: Article

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