In vitro efficacy of Linezolid on clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria

New Microbiologica

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-280

  Molicotti, Paola ^a   Ortu, Silvia ^a   Bua, Alessandra ^a   Cannas, Sara ^a   Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Linezolid; MIC; Mycobacterium spp.; Proportional method

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LINEZOLID; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OXAZOLIDINONES;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33845691051     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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