Psychotropic drugs inhibt swarming in Proteus spp. and related genera

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 447-449

  Munoz Criado S ^a   Munoz Bellido J L ^a   Alonso Manzanares, M A ^a   Gutierrez Zufiaurre M N ^a   Garcia Rodriguez J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Non antibiotic drugs; Proteus; Psychotropic drugs; Swarming

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DIMENHYDRINATE; FLUPHENAZINE; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; PROMETHAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS;

EID: 0031686542     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00393.x     Document Type: Article

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