Activity of faropenem with and without rifampicin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: evaluation in a whole-blood bactericidal activity trial
Author(s) -
Meera Gurumurthy,
Rupangi Verma,
Claire M. Naftalin,
KimHor Hee,
Qingshu Lu,
Kin Hup Tan,
Simi Issac,
Wenwei Lin,
Angelia Tan,
KokYong Seng,
Lawrence Soon-U Lee,
Nicholas I. Paton
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx081
Subject(s) - rifampicin , clavulanic acid , amoxicillin , mycobacterium tuberculosis , antibacterial agent , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , tuberculosis , antibiotics , biology , pathology
Faropenem has in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and shows synergy with rifampicin. We tested this in a whole-blood bactericidal activity (WBA) trial.
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