Comparative in vitro killing of carbapenems and aztreonam against Klebsiella pneumoniae producing VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 360-362

  Panagiotakopoulou, A ^a   Daikos, G L ^a   Miriagou, V ^b   Loli, A ^b   Tzelepi, E ^b   Tzouvelekis, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZTREONAM; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GREECE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 33847036318     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.004     Document Type: Letter

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