Metronidazole has no antibacterial effect in Cornell model murine tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 736-742

  Dhillon, J ^a   Allen, B W ^a   Hu, Y M ^a   Coates, A R M ^a   Mitchison, D A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bactericidal; Cornell model; Metronidazole; Murine tuberculosis; MycobacteriuM tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DOSE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; LUNG; METRONIDAZOLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SERUM BACTERICIDAL TEST; SPLEEN; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0031656471     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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