Differences in determining in vitro tigecycline susceptibility according to the agar medium used

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-138

  Leal, Aura Lucia ^a   Buitrago, G ^a   Ovalle, M V ^a   Cortes J A ^a   Alvarez C A ^a   Larrota, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b Wyeth Lab   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951539942     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: 19739478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2010.22.2.137     Document Type: Article

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