A simple and effective approach for the treatment of chronic wound infections caused by multiple antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-180

  Nagoba, B S ^a   Wadher, B J ^b   Rao, A K ^a   Kore, G D ^a   Gomashe, A V ^b   Ingle, A B ^b  

^a Medical College   (India)

^b RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Citric acid; Multiple antibiotic resistant E. coli; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CITRIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; RELIABILITY; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CITRIC ACID; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GELS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 43949106488     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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