Killing kinetics of intracellular Afipia felis treated with amikacin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 825-829

  Le Pocher, Hélène ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AFIPIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME;

AMIKACIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LYSOSOMES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PHAGOSOMES;

EID: 0032445683     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.6.825     Document Type: Article

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