%0 Journal Article %1 Hofer2013Antimicrobials %A Hofer, Ursula %D 2013 %I Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved. %J Nat Rev Micro %K combinatorial-therapy commentary %N 6 %P 360 %R 10.1038/nrmicro3041 %T Antimicrobials: When synergism back-fires %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3041 %V 11 %X It is generally assumed that the combination of two synergistic antibiotics is more effective for the treatment of bacterial infections than a single drug. A new study challenges this view by showing that synergism can actually select for higher bacterial loads owing to strong selection

@article{Hofer2013Antimicrobials, abstract = {It is generally assumed that the combination of two synergistic antibiotics is more effective for the treatment of bacterial infections than a single drug. A new study challenges this view by showing that synergism can actually select for higher bacterial loads owing to strong selection}, added-at = {2018-12-02T16:09:07.000+0100}, author = {Hofer, Ursula}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a89606d8901288477121bd27507e99fd/karthikraman}, citeulike-article-id = {12351997}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3041}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3041}, day = 13, doi = {10.1038/nrmicro3041}, interhash = {6b0a6ddee193a866ef1502c049fec3dd}, intrahash = {a89606d8901288477121bd27507e99fd}, issn = {1740-1526}, journal = {Nat Rev Micro}, keywords = {combinatorial-therapy commentary}, month = jun, number = 6, pages = 360, posted-at = {2013-06-14 10:04:21}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.}, timestamp = {2018-12-02T16:09:07.000+0100}, title = {Antimicrobials: When synergism back-fires}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3041}, volume = 11, year = 2013 }