Tolerance and bactericidal action of N-chlorotaurine in a urinary tract infection by an omniresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-223

  Nagl, Markus ^a   Pfausler, Bettina ^b   Schmutzhard, Erich ^a   Fille, Manfred ^a   Gottardi, Waldemar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 0032190775     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(98)80043-1     Document Type: Article

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