Antimicrobial activity of gatifloxacin tested against Neisseria gonorrhoeae using three methods and a collection of fluoroquinolone-resistant strains

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-311

  Biedenbach, Douglas J ^a   Beach, Mondell L ^a   Jones, Ronald N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032407355     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00114-X     Document Type: Article

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