In vitro susceptibility of chloroquine (4-aminoquinolines) against pathogenic bacteria

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-148

  Jain, Sudhir K ^a   Singh, Vinod ^a   Gupta, Sanjiv ^a  

^a Cancer Hospital and Research Institute ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antibiotics; Chloroquine Phosphate

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLONORCHIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA CATARRHALIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 26844435800     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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