Comparative serum bactericidal activity of ceftizoxime/metronidazole, ceftizoxime, clindamycin, and imipenem against obligate anaerobic bacteria

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 767-775

  Kowalsky, Steven F ^a   Echols, Roger M ^b   Mccormik, Ellen M ^b  

^a ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTIZOXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CEFTIZOXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMIPENEM; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; SERUM BACTERICIDAL TEST; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025301287     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/25.5.767     Document Type: Article

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