Reduction of mucoid staphylococcus epidermidis adherence to intraocular lenses by selected antimicrobial agents

Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-60

  Kadry, Ashraf A ^a   Tawfik, Abdel Kader F ^a   Abu El Asrar, Ahmed A ^b   Shibl, Atef M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hydrophobicity; Intraocular lenses; S. epidermidis adherence; Slime production; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURFACE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFLAMMATION; LENS IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0032927978     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007165     Document Type: Article

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