Effect of antibiotics on cell surface hydrophobicity of bacteria causing orthopedic wound infections

Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Kustos, Tamás ^a   Kustos, Ildikó ^a   Kilár, Ferenc ^a   Rappai, Gábor ^b   Kocsis, Béla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Hydrophobicity; Orthopedic surgery; Wound infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME;

ADHESION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATHOGENICITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ORTHOPEDICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0141839805     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072447     Document Type: Article

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