The effect of amalgam exposure on mercury- and antibiotic-resistant bacteria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Ready, Derren ^a   Pratten, Jonathan ^a   Mordan, Nicola ^a   Watts, Elizabeth ^a   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Erythromycin; Mercury; Oral microbiota; Tetracycline; Viridans streptococci

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; AMOXICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; MERCURY; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; HUMAN; MICROCOSM; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL ENAMEL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MERCURY;

EID: 34249907274     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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