Inhibition of motility and adherence of proteus mirabilis to uroepithelial cells by subinhibitory concentrations of amikacin

Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 424-429

  Tawfik, A F ^a   Ramadan, M A ^a   Shibl, A M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Amikacin; Gentamicin; Proteus spp; Subinhibitory concentrations; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURFACE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030782564     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: 14219794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000239601     Document Type: Article

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