Comparative in-vitro activity of ketolide HMR 3647 and four macrolides against Gram-positive cocci of known erythromycin susceptibility status

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-653

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a   Shah, S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOLIDE; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; MIOKAMYCIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; KETOLIDES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0031864946     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/41.6.649     Document Type: Article

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