Comparison of the in-vitro and in-vivo efficacy of FK037, vancomycin, imipenem and nafcillin against staphylococcal species

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-66

  Climo, M W ^a   Markowitz, S M ^a,b   Williams, D S ^a   Hale Cooper, C G ^a   Archer, G L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOSELIS; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CEFTIZOXIME; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; IMIPENEM; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAFCILLIN; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030757111     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.1.59     Document Type: Article

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