Bactericidal action of oral ampicillin/sulbactam against Mycobacterium leprae

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 279-281

  Randhawa, B ^a   Harris, E B ^a   Prabhakaran, K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; FOOT PAD; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMPICILLIN; ANIMALS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HINDLIMB; LEPROSY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; SULBACTAM;

EID: 0032812699     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/44.2.279     Document Type: Article

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