The efficacy of antibiotics enhanced by electrical currents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 987-1000

  Jass, Jana ^a   Lappin Scott, Hilary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CIPROFLOXACIN; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PENICILLINS; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030450364     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.6.987     Document Type: Article

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