Clinically significant concentrations of local anesthetics inhibit Staphylococcus aureus in vitro

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-99

  Goodman, Evan J ^a   Jacobs, Michael R ^a   Bajaksouzian, Saralee ^a   Windau, Anne R ^a   Dagirmanjian, John P ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036262463     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijoa.2001.0934     Document Type: Article

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