In vitro activity of ceftazidime, cefepime and imipenem on 1,005 Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates either susceptible or resistant to beta-lactams

Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 229-234

  Bonfiglio, Giovanni ^a   Marchetti, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cefepime; Ceftazidime; Imipenem; In vitro activity; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033933170     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007294     Document Type: Article

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