In vitro antibacterial activities of phloxine B and other halogenated fluoresceins against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3650-3653

  Rasooly, Avraham ^a   Weisz, Adrian ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2',4',5' TRIBROMO 4,5,6,7 TETRACHLOROFLUORESCEIN; 2',4',5' TRIBROMOFLUORESCEIN; 4' BROMO 4,5,6,7 TETRACHLOROFLUORESCEIN; 4' BROMOFLUORESCEIN; 4',5' DIBROMO 4,5,6,7 TETRACHLOROFLUORESCEIN; 4',5' DIBROMOFLUORESCEIN; 4',5' DIFLUOROFLUORESCEIN; 4,5,6,7 TETRACHLOROFUORESCEIN; DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; EOSIN; ERYTHROSINE; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; PHLOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CULTURE MEDIA; EOSINE I BLUISH; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIGHT; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036838726     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.11.3650-3653.2002     Document Type: Article

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