Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibilities of Corynebacterium species by broth microdilution and disk diffusion methods

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 930-933

  Weiss, K ^a   Laverdiere, M ^a   Rivest, R ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIFFUSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029932084     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.4.930     Document Type: Article

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