Potentiating effect of EDTA-Tris on the activity of antibiotics against resistant bacteria associated with otitis, dermatitis and cystitis

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 243-245

  Farca, A M ^a   Piromalli, G ^a   Maffei, F ^b   Re, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUFFER; CEFALORIDINE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EDETIC ACID; ENROFLOXACIN; KANAMYCIN; KANAMYCIN B; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYSTITIS; DERMATITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OTITIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BUFFERS; CEPHALORIDINE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CYSTITIS; DERMATITIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG SYNERGISM; EDETIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; KANAMYCIN; MALE; OTITIS; PROTEUS INFECTIONS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; QUINOLONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TROMETHAMINE;

EID: 0031157504     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1997.tb03356.x     Document Type: Article

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