In vitro antimicrobial activity of N-acetylcysteine against bacteria colonising central venous catheters

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-476

  Mansouri, Mohammad D ^a   Darouiche, Rabih O ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847613236     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.018     Document Type: Letter

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