Metronidazole susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria associated with periodontal disease

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-263

  Poulet, P P ^a   Duffaut, D ^a   Lodter, J Ph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Human study; Metronidazole; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033113495     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.1999.260411.x     Document Type: Article

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