In vitro bactericidal activity of piperacillin, gentamicin, and metronidazole in a mixed model containing Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Bacteroides fragilis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-156

  Pendland, Susan L ^a   Jung, Rose ^b   Messick, Chad R ^c   Schriever, Christopher A ^a   Patka, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROGEN; PIPERACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AIR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENTAMICINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; PIPERACILLIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036095756     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(02)00382-6     Document Type: Article

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