Stability of antibacterial agents in MGIT™ Para TB Medium

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-187

  Krishnan, Manju Y ^a   Manning, Elizabeth J B ^a   Collins, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MGIT; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; SPARFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CROHN DISEASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 58149203417     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.07.027     Document Type: Letter

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