Potential effects of amoxycillin/clavulanic acid and ticarcillin/clavulanic acid on human granulocyte activity: A comparative study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1013-1022

  Cuffini, Anna Maria ^a,c   Tullio, Vivian ^a   Paizis, Giorgio ^b   Carlone, Nicola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SmithKline Beecham   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Microbiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLAVULANIC ACID; TICARCILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVITY; GRANULOCYTE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TICARCILLIN;

EID: 0030462750     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.6.1013     Document Type: Article

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