Enhanced effects of amoxycillin/clavulanic acid compared with amoxycillin and clavulanic acid alone on the susceptibility to immunodefenses of a penicillin-resistant strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 173-184

  Cuffini, A M ^a   Tullio, V ^a   Ianni Palarchio, A ^a   Bonino, A ^a   Paizis, G ^b   Carlone, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SmithKline Beecham SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLAVULANIC ACID; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLAVULANIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUTROPHILS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032449493     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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