Evaluation of the Etest for rapid susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium to clarithromycin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 999-1003

  Lebrun, Léa ^a   Onody, Catherine ^a   Vincent, Véronique ^b   Nordmann, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; EVALUATION STUDIES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 0029891141     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.5.999     Document Type: Article

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