Cefodizime: Effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations on adhesiveness and bacterial morphology of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli: Comparison with cefotaxime and ceftriaxone

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-84

  Braga, Pier Carlo ^a,b   Sasso, Monica Dal ^a   Maci, Samanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Centro di Farmacologia Respiratoria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFODIZIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHEEK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CELLS, CULTURED; CEPHALOSPORINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOUTH MUCOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1842290973     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.1.79     Document Type: Article

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