Comparative in vitro activities of gemifloxacin, other quinolones, and nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1896-1899

  Kleinkauf, Niels ^a   Ackermann, Grit ^a   Schaumann, Reiner ^a   Rodloff, Arne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FUSOBACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHYRIDINES;

EID: 0035017497     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.6.1896-1899.2001     Document Type: Article

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