Susceptibility of multiresistant strains of Burkholderia cepacia to honey

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-24

  Cooper, R A ^a   Wigley, P ^a,b   Burton, N F ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DILUTION METHOD;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AGAR; AZLOCILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HONEY; NONHUMAN; SPUTUM; TECHNIQUE;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA;

EID: 0033941621     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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