In vitro combined effects of fosfomycin and β-lactam antibiotics against penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Totsuka, Kyoichi ^a   Uchiyama, Takehiko ^a   Shimizu, Kihachiro ^b   Kanno, Yumiko ^c   Takata, Toshihiko ^c   Yoshida, Takashi ^c  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c MEIJI DAIRIES CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Fosfomycin; PRSP; lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344174547     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02489184     Document Type: Article

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