MICs of rifampicin and chloramphenicol for mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains are lower when human lactoferrin is present

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 877-879

  Fowler, Catherine E ^a   Soothill, James S ^a   Oakes, Lynne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b TRAFFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; LACTOFERRIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPUTUM LEVEL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0031464369     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.6.877     Document Type: Article

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