Antipneumococcal activity of telithromycin by agar dilution, microdilution, E test, and disk diffusion methodologies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1444-1448

  Davies, Todd A ^a   Kelly, Linda M ^a   Jacobs, Michael R ^b   Appelbaum, Peter C ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DILUTION; INCUBATION TIME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034002328     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1444-1448.2000     Document Type: Article

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