In Vitro Susceptibility of Nocardia Species to Cethromycin, Clarithromycin and Amikacin

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-70

  Alvirez Freites, E ^a   Yeo, A E T ^b   DeStefano, M S ^a   Cynamon, M H ^a  

^a SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jacobus Pharmaceutical Co Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CETHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOLIDE; MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA CACIAE; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIA NOVA; NOCARDIA OTITIDISCAVIARUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; KETOLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NOCARDIA; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0442297961     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1054-8     Document Type: Article

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