Antimicrobial resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei

Acta Tropica

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 139-144

  Vorachit, M ^a   Chongtrakool, P ^a   Arkomsean, S ^a   Boonsong, S ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Macrolides

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MIXTURE; MELIOIDOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CEPHALOSPORINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GLYCOCALYX; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0033969010     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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