In-vitro activity and killing effect of polycationic peptides on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and interactions with clinically used antibiotics

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-118

  Giacometti, Andrea ^a   Cirioni, Oscar ^a   Barchiesi, Francesco ^a   Scalise, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; NISIN; PEPTIDE; POLYCATION; RANALEXIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANIMAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIBIOTICS, PEPTIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMAN; IMIPENEM; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NISIN; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RANA CATESBEIANA; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0033772451     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00175-9     Document Type: Article

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