Effect of vancomycin and rifampicin on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Lancet

Volumn 357, Issue 9249, 2001, Pages 40-41

  Jones, Steven M ^a   Morgan, Marina ^b   Humphrey, Tom J ^c   Lappin Scott, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health England   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; SILASTIC; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFICACY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035814652     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03572-8     Document Type: Article

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5. Follow up urology patients discharged with urinary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus