The effect of long-term ethanol feeding on efficacy of doxycycline plus rifampicin in the treatment of experimental brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis in rats

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 509-513

  Yumuk, Zeki ^a   Dundar, V ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Brucellosis therapy; Doxycyline; Ethanol; Rat; Rifampicin

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; LIVER CELL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 28144439272     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2005.17.5.509     Document Type: Article

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