Mechanism of Therapeutic Effectiveness of Cefixime against Typhoid Fever
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Mechanism of therapeutic effectiveness of cefixime against typhoid fever.
beta-Lactams have been considered ineffective against organisms growing inside mammalian cells because of their poor penetration into cells. However, cefixime has been shown to be clinically effective against typhoid fever. The probable mechanism of therapeutic effectiveness of cefixime against typhoid fever was investigated using Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium instead of S. enterica s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.45.9.2450-2454.2001