Susceptibility of Enterococcus faecalis to a Combination o Antibacterial Drugs (3Mix) in vitro

journal of oral biosciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-320

  Alam, Tamanna ^a   Nakazawa, Futoshi ^a   Nakajo, Kazuko ^a   Uematsu, Hiroyuki ^a   Hoshino, Etsuro ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

3Mix; drug susceptibility; Enterococcus faecalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009552766     PISSN: 13490079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2330/joralbiosci.47.315     Document Type: Article

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