Rifampicin-macrolide synergy against Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in human macrophages using a quantitative real-time PCR assay

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-189

  Descours, Ghislaine ^a,b,c,d   Ginevra, Christophe ^a,b,c,d   Ader, Florence ^a,b,c,e   Forey, Franoise ^d   Lina, Gerard ^a,b,c,d   Etienne, Jerome ^a,b,c,d   Jarraud, Sophie ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^e CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79959759850     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.05.001     Document Type: Letter

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