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Abstract
Metronidazole and its two principal oxidative metabolites were tested in vitro against 20 clinical isolates of the Bacteroides fragilis group. Both metabolites were bactericidal, and the exhibited 65 and 5%, respectively, of the inhibitory effect of metronidazole. Additive or weak synergistic effects resulted in combination with the parent compound.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7125628 PMCID: PMC183695 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.22.1.165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191