Multicenter surveillance of antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis in Taiwan during the 1998-1999 respiratory season

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1342-1345

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^b   Shyr, Jainn Ming ^c   Wu, Tsu Lan ^d   Yan, Jing Jou ^e   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^e   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^d   Chuang, Yin Ching ^e   Lau, Yeu Jen ^c   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFPIROME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GREPAFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPARFLOXACIN; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 6744248622     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.5.1342-1345.2000     Document Type: Article

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