Doxycycline or ciprofloxacin prophylaxis and therapy against experimental Yersinia pestis infection in mice

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 769-774

  Russell, P ^a   Eley, S M ^a   Bell, D L ^a   Manchee, R J ^a   Titball, R W ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MICE; PLAGUE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0029977608     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.4.769     Document Type: Article

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