Postantibiotic effect assessments for antibiotics exhibiting a wide range of bactericidal activities by using a modified total-cell-counting method

R C Li; S W Lee

doi:10.1128/AAC.41.5.1170

Postantibiotic effect assessments for antibiotics exhibiting a wide range of bactericidal activities by using a modified total-cell-counting method

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 May;41(5):1170-2. doi: 10.1128/AAC.41.5.1170.

Authors

R C Li¹, S W Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories. ronli@cuhk.edu.hk

Abstract

We recently described a total-cell-counting method for postantibiotic effect (PAE) assessments that performs well with weakly bactericidal antibiotics. This note presents a modified method for the study of PAE with extended capability to cover a broad range of bactericidal activities.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Colony Count, Microbial / methods
Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects
Enterococcus faecalis / growth & development*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / growth & development*
Staphylococcus / drug effects
Staphylococcus / growth & development*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents