Glycopeptides, streptogramins and oxazolidinones: Long-term solutions, or castles in the sand?

CPD Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-8

  Woodford, Neil ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycopeptides; Oxazolidinones; Streptogramins

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AVOPARCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DAPTOMYCIN; DNA; GAR 396; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; LINCOSAMIDE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; MIKAMYCIN B; ORITAVANCIN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PRISTINAMYCIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIBOSOME RNA; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; FUTUROLOGY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036187766     PISSN: 14681668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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