Evaluation of the in vitro activity of seven selected antimicrobial agents to be used for the isolation of human intestinal spirochaetes

New Microbiologica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-45

  Calderaro, A ^a   Dettori, G ^a   Grillo, R ^b   Spinetti, A P ^a   Storchi Incerti, S ^a   Cattani, P ^b   Chezzi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Human Intestinal Spirochaetes

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COLISTIN; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPICIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPIROCHETE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLISTIN; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; SPIROCHAETALES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030636092     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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