Etest® for antibiotic susceptibility testing of Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis: evaluation of a French collection

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 490-492

  Merens A ^a,b   Vaissaire, J ^c   Cavallo, J D ^a,b   Le Doujet, C ^c   Gros, C ^a   Bigaillon, C ^a,b   Paucod, J C ^d   Berger, F ^b   Valade, E ^d   Vidal, D ^d  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^b Hôpital Inter Armées du Val de Grâce   (France)

^c Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSILOMETER TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FRANCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FRANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 41949100045     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.005     Document Type: Letter

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