Resistance to a polyquaternium-1 lens care solution and isoelectric points of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 764-766

  Bruinsma, Gerda M ^a   Rustema Abbing, Minie ^a   van der Mei, Henny C ^a   Lakkis, Carol ^b   Busscher, Henk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cationic molecules; Hydrophobicity; Quaternary ammonium compounds; Surface charge

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATION; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POLYQUATERNIUM 1; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; EYE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MICROELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH MEASUREMENT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EYE; EYE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; POLYMERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33645131302     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl011     Document Type: Article

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