Effects of subinhibitory concentrations of amikacin and ciprofloxacin on the hydrophobicity and adherence to epithelial cells of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 700-704

  Wojnicz, Dorota ^a   Jankowski, Stanislaw ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Amikacin; Ciprofloxacin; Hydrophobicity; Subinhibitory concentrations

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROCARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYSTITIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; URETHRA;

EID: 34248215701     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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