Resistance of artificial biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem and tobramycin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 755-760

  Coquet, L ^a   Junter, G A ^a   Jouenne, T ^a  

^a Normandie Université   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BIOFILMS; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THIENAMYCINS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 0032415565     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.6.755     Document Type: Article

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