Trends in Antimicrobial-Drug Resistance in Japan

Multidrug resistance in gram-positive bacteria has become common worldwide. In Japan until recently, gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Serratia marcescens were controlled by carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. However, several of these...

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Main Authors: Yoshichika Arakawa, Yasuyoshi Ike, Mitsuaki Nagasawa, Naohiro Shibata, Yohei Doi, Keigo Shibayama, Tetsuya Yagi, Takeshi Kurata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0604_article