Serum bactericidal and inhibitory titres in the management of melioidosis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-127

  Simpson, Andrew J H ^a,b   Dance, David A B ^a,b,c   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   White, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL HEMISUCCINATE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033957616     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.1.123     Document Type: Article

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