Development of colorimetric microtiter plate assay for assessment of antimicrobials against Acanthamoeba

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 629-634

  McBride, James ^a   Ingram, Paul R ^a   Henriquez, Fiona L ^a   Roberts, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; EDELFOSINE; MILTEFOSINE; OCTADECYLPHOSPHOCHOLINE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ALAMARBLUE ASSAY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOMATION; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIA; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXAZINES; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHOSPHOLIPID ETHERS; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; XANTHENES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 13844276556     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.629-634.2005     Document Type: Article

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