Antimicrobial effects of positively charged surfaces on adhering Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-13

  Gottenbos, Bart ^a   Grijpma, Dirk W ^b   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a   Feijen, Jan ^b   Busscher, Henk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; BUFFER; PHOSPHATE; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 0034927290     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.1.7     Document Type: Article

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