In Vitro activity of ACH-702, a new isothiazoloquinolone, against nocardia brasiliensis compared with econazole and the carbapenems imipenem and meropenem alone or in combination with clavulanic acid

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2191-2193

  Vera Cabrera, Lucio ^a   Campos Rivera, Mayra Paola ^a   Escalante Fuentes, Wendy G ^a   Pucci, Michael J ^b   Ocampo Candiani, Jorge ^a   Welsh, Oliverio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSÉ ELEUTERIO GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^b Achillion Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACH 702; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; ECONAZOLE; GARENOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOMYCETOMA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NOCARDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLAVULANIC ACID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECONAZOLE; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MYCETOMA; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; QUINOLONES; THIAZOLES; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 77951215313     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01520-09     Document Type: Article

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