Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) versus minimum biofilm eliminating concentration (MBEC) in evaluation of antibiotic sensitivity of gram-negative bacilli causing peritonitis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-67

  Sepandj, Farshad ^a,c   Ceri, Howard ^b   Gibb, Allan ^b   Read, Ronald ^a,b   Olson, Merle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Gram negative bacilli; Minimum biofilm eliminating concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 3042855060     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400107     Document Type: Article

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