A European study on the relationship between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance. (Research)

Authors :: Bronzwaer, Stef L.A.M
Cars, Otto
Buchholz, Udo
Molstad, Sigvard
Goettsch, Wim
Veldhuijzen, Irene K
Kool, Jacob L.
Sprenger, Marc J.W.
Degener, John E.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. March, 2002, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p278, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: In Europe, antimicrobial resistance has been monitored since 1998 by the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). We examined the relationship between penicillin nonsusceptibility of invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae [...]

Subjects :: Communicable diseases -- Research
Anti-infective agents -- Usage
Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Research
Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Drug therapy
Antibiotics -- Usage
Beta lactam antibiotics -- Usage
Macrolide antibiotics -- Usage

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