Study of biofilm production in Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infection [6]

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-306

  Suman, E ^a   Jose, J ^a   Varghese, S ^a   Kotian, M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANK SUM TEST; SURFACE PROPERTY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34848883708     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.34788     Document Type: Letter

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