Relationship between haemolysis production and resistance to fluoroquinolones among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-279

  Martínez Martínez, Luis ^a,b,c   Fernańdez, Felipe ^a   Perea, Evelio J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b School of Medicine   (Spain)

^c School of Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0344267737     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/43.2.277     Document Type: Article

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