Comparative antianaerobic activities of the ketolides HMR 3647 (RU 66647) and HMR 3004 (RU 64004)

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2019-2022

  Ednie, L M ^a   Jacobs, M R ^b   Appelbaum, P C ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HMR 3004; KETOLIDE; ROXITHROMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DRUG POTENCY; FUSOBACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030868747     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.9.2019     Document Type: Article

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