Inhibition of group A streptococcus infection by carboxyfullerene

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1788-1793

  Tsao, Nina ^a   Luh, Tien Yau ^b   Chou, Chen Kung ^c   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a   Lin, Yee Shin ^a   Lei, Huan Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUTROPHILS; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0035018311     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.6.1788-1793.2001     Document Type: Article

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