Guide to antibiotic therapy of experimental bacterial infections in mice.
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The 50 per cent effective or curative dose (ED50 or CD50) of a new chemotherapeutic agent against bacterial infections in mice is generally used to determine the efficacy of this agent as compared to that of established antibiotics. Although many of the ED50 values of these antibiotics are found in publications, a comprehensive summary of these data is not available. This communication is designed to
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 81 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1961