In vitro activity of tigecycline against colistin-resistant Acinetobacter spp. isolates from Korea

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-290

  Park, Young Kyoung ^a   Choi, Ji Young ^a   Song, Jae Hoon ^a,b   Ko, Kwan Soo ^a,b,c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asia Pacific Foundation for Infectious Diseases (APFID)   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; MEROPENEM; TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KOREA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINOCYCLINE;

EID: 60249101726     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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