Activity of linezolid against Gram-positive cocci possessing genes conferring resistance to protein synthesis inhibitors

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 797-802

  Fines, Marguerite ^a   Leclercq, Roland ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DALFOPRISTIN; LINCOMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; QUINUPRISTIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

EID: 0034039517     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.6.797     Document Type: Article

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