Understanding biofilm resistance to antibacterial agents

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-122

  Davies, David ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBENICILLIN; CEFTIOFUR; CEFTIZOXIME; CHLORINE; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFADOXINE PLUS TRIMETHOPRIM; TETRACYCLINE; TILMICOSIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; DRUG PENETRATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0037313237     PISSN: 14741776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrd1008     Document Type: Review

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