BioTimer Assay, a new method for counting Staphylococcus spp. in biofilm without sample manipulation applied to evaluate antibiotic susceptibility of biofilm

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 478-484

  Pantanella, Fabrizio ^a   Valenti, Piera ^a   Frioni, Alessandra ^a   Natalizi, Tiziana ^a   Coltella, Luana ^b   Berlutti, Francesca ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm antibiotic susceptibility tests; BTA method; Count of Staphylococcus in biofilm

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 55149120740     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.07.027     Document Type: Article

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