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High frequency of multiresistant respiratory tract pathogens at community level in South India  Charlotte Larsson, Reba Kanungo, Gunnar Kahlmeter, R. Sambasiva Rao, Ingela Krantz, S. Ragnar Nonby, Håkan Miörner  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 5, Issue 12, Pages 740-747 (December 1999) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00707.x Copyright © 1999 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Histograms of antibiotic inhibition zones of S. pneumoniae isolates recovered from outpatients with ARI from India (filled ban) and from Sweden (open ban). Zone breakpoints for S. pneumoniae, recommended by the SRGA, are indicated by dotted lines. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1999 5, 740-747DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00707.x) Copyright © 1999 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Histograms of antibiotic inhibition zones of H. influenzae isolates recovered from outpatients with ARI from India (filled bars) and from Sweden (open bars). Zone breakpoints for H. influenzae, recommended by the SRGA, are indicated by dotted lines. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1999 5, 740-747DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00707.x) Copyright © 1999 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Histograms of antibiotic inhibition zones of M. catarrhalis isolates recovered from outpatients with ARI from India (filled bars) and from Sweden (open bars). Zone breakpoints for M. catarrhalist recommended by the SRGA, are indicated by dotted lines. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1999 5, 740-747DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00707.x) Copyright © 1999 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions