Antibacterial effect of bupivacaine and ropivacaine; effect of adjuvant drugs

Pain Clinic

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-80

  Pirbudak, Lütfiye ^a   Karsligil, Tekin ^a   Zer, Yasemin ^a   Öner, Ünsal ^a   Balci, Iclal ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bupivacaine; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 17144385812     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568569053421762     Document Type: Article

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