The in-vitro activity and tentative breakpoint of gemifloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 679-688

  Wise, R ^a   Andrews, J M ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFIXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TROVAFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHYRIDINES;

EID: 0032739708     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/44.5.679     Document Type: Article

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