In vitro activity of the new ketolide HMR 3004 compared to an azalide and macrolides against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus infuenzae

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 767-769

  Barry, A L ^a   Fuchs, P C ^a   Brown, S D ^a  

^a CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DIRITHROMYCIN; HMR 3004; MACROLIDE; ROXITHROMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA-LACTAMASES; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; KETOLIDES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ROXITHROMYCIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030681232     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709263     Document Type: Article

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