Evaluation of high-level carbapenem resistance in atypical Serratia marcescens by a comparison with its revertants

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-58

  Marumo, K ^a   Nagaki, T ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

CARBAPENEMS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PENICILLINS; PIPERACILLIN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0030180057     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.1.47     Document Type: Review

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