In vitro killing of Mycobacterium ulcerans by acidified nitrite

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3130-3132

  Phillips, R ^a,b,e   Kuijper, S ^e   Benjamin, N ^d   Wansbrough Jones, M ^b   Wilks, M ^c   Kolk, A H J ^e  

^a KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; NITRITE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BURULI ULCER; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NITRITES; NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 3342880789     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.8.3130-3132.2004     Document Type: Article

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