Comparative pharmacodynamics of three newer fluoroquinolones versus six strains of staphylococci in an in vitro model under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1561-1563

  Wright, David H ^a   Gunderson, Brent W ^a   Hovde, Laurie B ^a   Ross, Gigi H ^a   Ibrahim, Khalid H ^a   Rotschafer, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TROVAFLOXACIN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0036236908     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.5.1561-1563.2002     Document Type: Article

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