In vitro activities of gemifloxacin versus five quinolones and two macrolides against 271 Spanish isolates of Legionella pneumophila: Influence of charcoal on susceptibility test results

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2176-2178

  Garcia M T ^b   Pelaz, C ^b   Gimenez M J ^a   Aguilar, L ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; GREPAFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TROVAFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-QUINOLONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHARCOAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHYRIDINES; SPAIN;

EID: 0033926235     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.8.2176-2178.2000     Document Type: Article

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