Sulfonamides and trimethoprim

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Sköld, Ola ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; APLASTIC ANEMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD DYSCRASIA; DFR9 GENE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE GENE; DRUG SAFETY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MUTATOR GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SULFONAMIDES; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

EID: 84861591478     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eri.09.117     Document Type: Review

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