The effect of chlorhexidine and gentian violet on the adherence of Candida spp. to urinary catheters

Mycopathologia

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 261-266

  Camacho, D P ^a   Gasparetto, A ^a   Svidzinski, T I E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Gentian violet; Urinary catheters; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERIZATION; CELL ADHESION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; GENTIANA;

EID: 34248191793     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9007-x     Document Type: Article

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