Effects of sucrose and silver on Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 629-634

  Akiyama, Hisanori ^a   Yamasaki, Osamu ^a   Kanzaki, Hiroko ^a   Tada, Joji ^a   Arata, Jirô ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE; SUCROSE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BLOOD COAGULATION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OFLOXACIN; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUCROSE;

EID: 0031767085     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.5.629     Document Type: Article

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