Incorrect identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its effect on antimicrobial resistance rates

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-95

  Song, Jae Hoon ^a,b   Baek, Jin Yang ^a   Cheong, Hae Suk ^b   Peck, Kyong Ran ^b   Ko, Kwan Soo ^a,b  

^a Asia Pacific Foundation for Infectious Diseases (APFID)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 59349107193     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.06.023     Document Type: Letter

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