Molecular investigation of the postantibiotic effects of clarithromycin and erythromycin on Staphylococcus aureus cells

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1324-1328

  Champney, W Scott ^a   Tober, Craig L ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL LOSS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; POSTANTIBIOTIC EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033001526     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.6.1324     Document Type: Article

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