Efficacy of oral hygiene products against MRSA and MSSA isolates [7]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 738-739

  Smith, A J ^a   Morrison, D ^b   Robertson, Douglas ^a   Tang, Michael K ^a   Al Doori, Z ^b  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mouthrinses; Staphylococcus aureus; Toothpaste

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOIC ACID; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CINEOLE; COPOLYMER; DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLYCEROL; HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL; LISTERINE; MENTHOL; METHYL PARABEN; METICILLIN; POLOXAMER; POLYSORBATE 20; PROPYL PARABEN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SACCHARIN SODIUM; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SORBITOL; THYMOL; TOOTHPASTE; TRICLOSAN; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; ERADICATION THERAPY; EXPERIENCE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTHWASH; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTHWASHES; ORAL HYGIENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0141962703     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg394     Document Type: Letter

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