The antibacterial activity of vancomycin towards Staphylococcus aureus under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 866-872

  Suller, M T E ^a,b   Lloyd, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; REDOX REACTIONS; STRAIN;

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY; ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTS; FLOW CYTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT; INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN; MEASUREMENTS OF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

OXYGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; TETRAZOLIUM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ACCURACY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036224696     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01594.x     Document Type: Article

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