In vitro susceptibility to tetracycline and fluoroquinolones of Japanese isolates of Coxiella burnetii

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 661-664

  Andoh, Masako ^a   Naganawa, Takashi ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Fukushi, Hideto ^a   Hirai, Katsuya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Fluoroquinolone; MIC; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JAPAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; Q FEVER; ZOONOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COXIELLA BURNETII; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 4644235688     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03476.x     Document Type: Article

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