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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2019

Comparative Antibiofilm Efficacy of Meropenem Alone and in Combination with Colistin in an

Alba Ribera, Eva Benavent, Cristina El-Haj, Joan Gomez-Junyent, Fe Tubau, Raul Rigo-Bonnin, Javier Ariza, Oscar Murillo

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 61% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alba RiberaInfectious Diseases Service, Laboratory of Experimental Infection, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Eva BenaventInfectious Diseases Service, Laboratory of Experimental Infection, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Cristina El-HajInfectious Diseases Service, Laboratory of Experimental Infection, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Joan Gomez-JunyentInfectious Diseases Service, Laboratory of Experimental Infection, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Fe TubauDepartment of Microbiology, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Raul Rigo-BonninClinical Laboratory, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Javier ArizaInfectious Diseases Service, Laboratory of Experimental Infection, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Oscar MurilloInfectious Diseases Service, Laboratory of Experimental Infection, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain omurillo@bellvitgehospital.cat.
Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge · ESBellvitge University Hospital · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We compared the efficacies of meropenem alone and in combination with colistin against two strains of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-Lactamasesbeta-Lactam ResistanceBiofilmsColistinDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialDrug Therapy, CombinationKlebsiella pneumoniaeMeropenemMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesColistinMeropenembiofilmscolistinKlebsiella pneumoniae

Identifiers

PMID31481437
PMCPMC6811400
OpenAlexW2971080704

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