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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Intravenous Amoxicillin-Sulbactam against Escherichia Coli: Optimizing the Dose, Component Ratio and Infusion Time Using a Human Pharmacodynamic Model

Pages 296-301 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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