Decreasing prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong, 2001 to 2007

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 836-838

  Ho, P L ^a   Cheng, Vincent C ^a   Chow, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fluoroquinolone resistance; Multidrug resistance

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549106209     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp038     Document Type: Letter

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