The antibacterial activity of triclosan-impregnated storage boxes against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus and Shewanella putrefaciens in conditions simulating domestic use

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-94

  Braid, Josephine J ^a   Wale, Martin C J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PLASTIC; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0036156465     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/49.1.87     Document Type: Article

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