In vitro susceptibilities of clinical isolates of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae to fosfomycin and tigecycline

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages e75-e76

  Choudhury, S ^a   Yeng, J L W ^a   Krishnan, P U ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FOSFOMYCIN; TIGECYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE; MINOCYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FOSFOMYCIN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINOCYCLINE;

EID: 84942195481     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.06.005     Document Type: Letter

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