The vitro efficacy of β-lactam and β-lactamase inhibitors against multidrug resistant clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 408-411

  Dinçer, Irem ^a   Ergin, Alper ^a   Kocagöz, Tanil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lactam; Lactamases; Clavulanic acid; M. tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFACLOR; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; SULBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; CLAVULANIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1842789174     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.09.023     Document Type: Article

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