5-Nitroimidazole drugs effective against metronidazole-resistant Trichomonas vaginalis and Giardia duodenalis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 344-347

  Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^a,d   Dunn, Linda A ^a   Wright, Janelle M ^a,b   Benakli, Kamel ^c   Upcroft, Peter ^a   Vanelle, Patrice ^c  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROIMIDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; METRONIDAZOLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROIMIDAZOLES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 29944437209     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.1.344-347.2006     Document Type: Article

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