In-vitro activity of azithromycin against intracellular Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 483-489

  Hultén, Kristina ^a   Cars, Otto ^a   Hjelm, Eva ^a   Engstrand, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR KILLING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0029942448     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.3.483     Document Type: Article

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