In vitro expression of β-lactam-induced response by clinical gram-negative bacteria with the potential for inducible β-lactamase production

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 579-583

  Bongaerts, Ger ^a   Roelofs Willemse, Hannie ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE MUTATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFOXITIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; IMIPENEM;

EID: 0032457621     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161133     Document Type: Article

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