Combinations of antibiotics and nonantibiotic drugs enhance antimicrobial efficacy

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 348-350

  Ejim, Linda ^a,b   Farha, Maya A ^a,b   Falconer, Shannon B ^a,b   Wildenhain, Jan ^c   Coombes, Brian K ^a,b   Tyers, Mike ^c   Brown, Eric D ^a,b   Wright, Gerard D ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BENSERAZIDE; CHLOROXINE; DISULFIRAM; DOPA DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; LOPERAMIDE; MINOCYCLINE; MITOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TEGASEROD; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL LOAD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79956107885     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.559     Document Type: Article

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