In vitro activity of linezolid and 12 other antimicrobials against coryneform bacteria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 688-692

  Gómez Garcés, José Luis ^a   Alos, Juan Ignacio ^a   Tamayo, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coryneform bacteria; Oxazolidinone; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; MIOKAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACTERIUM CASEI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORYNEFORM AMYCOLATUM; CORYNEFORM JEIKEIUM; CORYNEFORM STRIATUM; CORYNEFORM UREALYTICUM; DERMABACTER HOMINIS; DERMATOBIA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; TURICELLA OTITIDIS;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GLYCOPEPTIDES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXAZOLIDINONES;

EID: 34248199378     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.032     Document Type: Article

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