Suppression of β-lactam antibiotic resistance in a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus through synergic action of early cell wall inhibitors and some other antibiotics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 47-51

  Sieradzki, Krzysztof ^a   Tomasz, Alexander ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 CHLOROALANINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFRADINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOSERINE; DALFOPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; TEICOPLANIN; TEMAFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENTIATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-ALANINE; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CYCLOSERINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOSFOMYCIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030978424     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.suppl_1.47     Document Type: Article

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