A novel in vivo model to screen antimicrobial compounds

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-289

  Osman, Khadijo ^a   Khan, Naveed Ahmed ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; CAELIFERA; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GRASSHOPPERS; HUMANS;

EID: 77954955450     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.03.014     Document Type: Letter

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