Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli adhesion to human cells is reduced by sub-MICs of gemifloxacin

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-46

  Braga, P C ^a   Dal Sasso, M ^a   Woodnutt, G ^a  

^a Dept of Pharmacology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesiveness; Bacterial adhesion; Concentrations (sub MICs); E. coli; Gemifloxacin; Human buccal cells; S. aureus; Subinhibitory

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ENOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RUFLOXACIN; TEMAFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DOSE RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036193864     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.1.41     Document Type: Article

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