In vitro antimicrobial activity of cefditoren and other oral antibiotics against Streptococcus pneumoniae, isolated from children with community acquired respiratory tract infections

Japanese Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Kang, Jin Han ^a   Lee, Soo Young ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Hur, Jae Kyun ^a   Lee, Kyung Yil ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFDINIR; CEFDITOREN; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KOREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77951578715     PISSN: 03682781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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