Efflux pump inhibitors in bacteria

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 883-888

  Alibert, Sandrine ^a   Pagès, Jean Marie ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Efflux pumps; Inhibitors; Multi drug resistance

Indexed keywords

ALKOXYQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; AMIDINE; AMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AROMATIC AMINE; BENZOTHIOPENE DERIVATIVE; BIRICODAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; EFFLUX PUMP INHIBITOR; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GENTAMICIN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INF 240; INF 271; INF 55; LEVOFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; NOVOBIOCIN; PENTAMIDINE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; THIOPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE; VX 853;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATENT; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548304904     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.17.8.883     Document Type: Editorial

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