Efficacy of doxycycline and ciprofloxacin against experimental Yersinia pestis infection

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 301-305

  Russell, P ^a   Eley, S M ^a   Green, M ^a   Stagg, A J ^a   Taylor, R R ^a   Nelson, M ^a   Beedham, R J ^a   Bell, D L ^a   Rogers, D ^a   Whittington, D ^a   Titball, R W ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOXYCYCLINE; LUNG; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLAGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 18144448603     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/41.2.301     Document Type: Article

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