Antimicrobial activities of macrolides against recent clinical isolates, and analysis of resistant mechanisms

Japanese Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-170

  Okubo, Toyoji ^a   Iyobe, Shizuko ^a   Fujiki, Yuka ^b   Sagai, Hitoshi ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; ROKITAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG POTENCY; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; METHYLATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIA; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIOCAMYCIN; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0038607726     PISSN: 03682781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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