Activity of β-lactams (ampicillin, meropenem), gentamicin, azithromycin and moxifloxacin against intracellular Listeria monocytogenes in a 24 h THP-1 human macrophage model [8]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1051-1052

  Carryn, Stéphane ^a   Van Bambeke, Françoise ^a   Mingeot Leclercq, Marie Paule ^a   Tulkens, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

lactams; Intracellular infection; Listeria monocytogenes; Moxifloxacin; Pharmacodynamics

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AZA COMPOUNDS; AZITHROMYCIN; CELLS, CULTURED; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROPHAGES; QUINOLINES;

EID: 0037398495     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg189     Document Type: Letter

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