Antimicrobial activity of cefepime and rifampicin in cerebrospinal fluid in vitro

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1057-1060

  Sauermann, Robert ^a   Schwameis, Richard ^a   Fille, Manfred ^b   Camuz Ligios, Maria Luciana ^a   Zeitlinger, Markus ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacterial killing; CO2; CSF; pH

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CEFEPIME; RIFAMPICIN;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54549112246     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn312     Document Type: Article

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