Quantitative analysis of the effect of xylitol on pneumococcal nasal colonisation in rats

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 313-317

  Kontiokari, Tero ^a   Svanberg, Martti ^a   Mattila, Pauli ^a   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Uhari, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anti microbial; Colonisation; Prevention; Rat; Sugar alcohol; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

SUGAR ALCOHOL; XYLITOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; NASAL MUCOSA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; XYLITOL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032877242     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00376-6     Document Type: Article

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