Amoxicillin treatment of experimental acute otitis media caused by Haemophilus influenzae with non-β-lactamase-mediated resistance to β- lactams: Aspects of virulence and treatment

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1979-1984

  Melhus, Åsa ^a   Janson, Håkan ^a   Westman, Eva ^b   Hermansson, Ann ^a   Forsgren, Arne ^a   Prellner, Karin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030765065     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.9.1979     Document Type: Article

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