In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Brachyspira pilosicoli isolates from humans

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2354-2357

  Brooke, C J ^a   Hampson, D J ^a   Riley, T V ^b,c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; DILUTION; INTESTINE FLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZA COMPOUNDS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINES; SPIROCHAETALES; SWINE; TETRACYCLINE; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0037636398     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.7.2354-2357.2003     Document Type: Article

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