Correlation of molecular resistance mechanisms and phenotypic resistance levels in streptomycin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2452-2454

  Meier, A ^a   Sander, P ^a   Schaper, K J ^b   Scholz, M ^a   Bottger E C ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029861166     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.11.2452     Document Type: Article

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