Porphyrin-based compounds exert antibacterial action against the sexually transmitted pathogens Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus ducreyi

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 578-584

  Bozja, J ^a   Yi, K ^a   Shafer, W M ^a,b   Stojiljkovic, I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactericidal activity; Haemophilus ducreyi; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Porphyrin based compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GALLIUM; HEMOGLOBIN; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GONORRHEA; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HPUB GENE; LACTOBACILLUS; MOUSE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 8844255548     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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