Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from central nervous system specimens as reported by U.S. hospital laboratories from 2000 to 2002

Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from central nervous system specimens as reported by U.S. hospital laboratories from 2000 to 2002

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial infections of the central nervous system, especially acute infections such as bacterial meningitis require immediate, invariably empiric antibiotic therapy. The widespread emergence of resistance among bacterial species is...

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Autores principales: Karlowsky James A, Draghi Deborah C, Jones Mark E, Sahm Daniel F, Bradley John S
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMC 2004-03-01
Colección:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Materias:
Central nervous system infections
meningitis
antibiotic susceptibility
Acceso en línea:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/3/1/3

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