Bacterial biofilms and catheters in experimental urinary tract infection

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 227-231

  Goto, T ^a   Nakame, Y ^a   Nishida, M ^a   Ohi, Y ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa; Experimental urinary tract infection; Urinary catheter

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PAZUFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLITEF; SPARFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CATHETER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; URINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MACROLIDES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBITS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032951703     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00019-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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