The future of antibiotics: Facing antibiotic resistance

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue S3, 2000, Pages 101-106

  Levy, S B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INNER MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSPOSON; ANIMAL; FORECASTING; GENETICS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FORECASTING; HUMANS;

EID: 0034578287     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2000.tb02059.x     Document Type: Article

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