Vancomycin-gentamicin synergism revisited: Effect of gentamicin susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1534-1535

  Mulazimoglu, Lutfiye ^b   Drenning, Stephanie D ^b   Muder, Robert R ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029891664     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.6.1534     Document Type: Article

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