Comparison of antibiotic susceptibility in viridans group streptococci in low and high antibiotic-prescribing General Practices

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 204-207

  Goldsmith, C E ^a   Hara, Y ^a,b   Sato, T ^a,b   Nakajima, T ^a,b   Nakanishi, S ^a,b   Mason, C ^c   Moore, J E ^a,c   Matsuda, M ^b   Coulter, W A ^d  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; community; fluoroquinolones; infection; macrolide; penicillin; pneumococcus; prescriptions; tetracycline

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMENSAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PRESCRIPTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACROLIDES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TETRACYCLINES; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924163847     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12245     Document Type: Article

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