In vitro activity of six macrolides, clindamycin and tetracycline on Streptococcus pneumoniae with different penicillin susceptibilities

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Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Poulsen, Rikke Lykke ^a   Knudsen, Jenny Dahl ^a   Petersen, Mette Barendorff ^a   Fuursted, Kurt ^a   Espersen, Frank ^a   Frimodt Møller, Niels ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clindamycin; In vitro activity; Macrolides; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DIRITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0029665102     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1996.tb00712.x     Document Type: Article

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