Binding of faropenem and other β-lactam agents to penicillin-binding proteins of pneumococci with various β-lactam susceptibilities

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2176-2180

  Kosowska Shick, Klaudia ^a   McGhee, Pamela ^a   Appelbaum, Peter C ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; FROPENEM; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 66149132214     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01566-08     Document Type: Article

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