Comparison of antibiotic susceptibility and plasmid content, between biofilm producing and non-producing clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-408

  Delissalde, Fabrizio ^a   Amábile Cuevas, Carlos F ^a  

^a Fundacion LUSARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biofilms; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 5644251840     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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