In vitro antibacterial activity of Lucilia sericata maggot secretions

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-115

  Daeschlein, G ^a   Mumcuoglu, K Y ^b   Assadian, O ^c   Hoffmeister, B ^a   Kramer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chronic wound; Lucilia sericata; Maggot; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain; Quantitative suspension test

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC WOUND; COCULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL WASTE; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; MAGGOT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARVA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847773300     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097983     Document Type: Article

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