In vitro susceptibility of clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to manufactured generic drugs compared with the brand vancomycin

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-392

  Fujimura, Shigeru ^a   Watanabe, Akira ^a   Fuse, Katsuhiro ^a   Kikuchi, Toshiaki ^a   Gomi, Kazunori ^a   Tokue, Yutaka ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENERIC DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN 1; VANCOMYCIN 2; VANCOMYCIN 3; VANCOMYCIN 4; VANCOMYCIN 5; VANCOMYCIN 6;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUGS, GENERIC; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 40849085194     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.002     Document Type: Letter

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