Mecillinam: A low-risk antimicrobial agent for induction of Clostridium difficile infection in an in vitro human gut model

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 838-839

  Baines, Simon D ^a   O'Connor, Rachael ^a   Huscroft, Grace ^a   Saxton, Katie ^a   Freeman, Jane ^b   Wilcox, Mark H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amidino penicillin; Cytotoxin; Spores

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; MECILLINAM; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMOSTAT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AMDINOCILLIN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 62549127773     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp017     Document Type: Letter

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