Bacterial growth in amniotic fluid is dependent on the iron-availability and the activity of bacterial iron-uptake system

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-340

  Ahn, Young Joon ^a   Park, Sang Kee ^b   Oh, Jae Wook ^b   Sun, Hui Yu ^b   Shin, Sung Heui ^b  

^a Seonam University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic Fluid; Iron; Iron Chelating Agents; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

APOTRANSFERRIN; BIPYRIDINE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENT; ISOPROTEIN; RUFOCROMOMYCIN; TRANSFERRIN;

AMNION FLUID; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; INFUSION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; MECONIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 3042759136     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.3.333     Document Type: Article

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