The Etest for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Bartonella henselae

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 963-968

  Wolfson, Candice ^a   Branley, James ^a   Gottlieb, Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030468295     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.6.963     Document Type: Article

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