Activity and penetration of fosfomycin, ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and co-trimoxazole in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 366-368

  Rodríguez Martínez, José M ^a   Ballesta, Sofía ^a   Pascual, Álvaro ^a,b  

^a School of Medicine   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FOSFOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BIOFILM; CATHETER; DRUG ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CIPROFLOXACIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOSFOMYCIN; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 34548422217     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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