Investigation of synergism of meropenem and ciprofloxacin against pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacter strains isolated from intensive care unit infections

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 818-821

  Ermertcan, S ^a   Hosgor M ^a   Tunger O ^a   Cosar G ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GLASS; MEROPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TECHNIQUE; TUBE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0035166539     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110027222     Document Type: Article

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