In-vitro killing activity of combinations of β-lactam agents with aminoglycosides against penicillin-resistant pneumococci

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-98

  Schlegel, L ^a   Sissia, G ^a   Fremaux, A ^a   Geslin, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEMOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031059068     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.1.95     Document Type: Article

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