Comparative activity of quinupristin/dalfopristin and RPR 106972 and the effect of medium on in-vitro test results

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 711-719

  King, Anna ^a   May, Joanne ^a   Phillips, Ian ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINUPRISTIN; RPR 106972; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 0032440223     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.6.711     Document Type: Article

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