Evaluation of meropenem alone and combined with rifampin in the guinea pig model of pneumococcal meningitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 807-811

  Force, E ^a   Taberner, F ^a   Cabellos, C ^a   Ribes, S ^a   Domenech A ^a   Tubau, F ^a   Viladrich, P F ^a   Gudiol, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RIFAMPIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THIENAMYCINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 67349253074     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0711-y     Document Type: Article

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