The effects of adherence to silicone surfaces on antibiotic susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2407-2413

  Williams, Ian ^a,c   Venables, W Alfred ^a   Lloyd, David ^a   Paul, Frank ^b   Critchley, Ian ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antibiotic susceptibility; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUSIDIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SILICONE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030738616     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2407     Document Type: Article

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