Susceptibility of adherent organisms from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from burn wounds to antimicrobial agents

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-228

  Trafny, Elzbieta Anna ^a  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Collagen dressing; Sessile bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLLAGEN; NETILMICIN; POLYMYXIN B; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BANDAGES; BIOFILMS; BURNS; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032142848     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(98)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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