Penetration of rifampin through Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 900-903

  Zheng, Zhilan ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTIAM; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CELL SUSPENSION; COLONY FORMATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG PENETRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BIOFILMS; CELL WALL; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0036174443     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.3.900-903.2002     Document Type: Article

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