Activity of the ketolide telithromycin (HMR-3647) against erythromycin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci isolated in the UK

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-76

  Johnson, Alan P ^a   Henwood, Caroline J ^a   Tysall, Luke ^a   Warner, Marina ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Pneumococci; Telithromycin

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; JOSAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; ROXITHROMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HOSPITAL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOLIDES; MACROLIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034907143     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(01)00346-6     Document Type: Article

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