Effect of triclosan on the formation of crystalline biofilms by mixed communities of urinary tract pathogens on urinary catheters

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1135-1140

  Williams, Gareth J ^a   Stickler, David J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICLOSAN;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOFILM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TRICLOSAN; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 51149116326     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/002295-0     Document Type: Article

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