Impact of slime dispersants and anti-adhesives on in vitro biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis on intraocular lenses and on antibiotic activities

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-484

  Kadry, Ashraf A ^a   Fouda, Soliman I ^b   Shibl, Atef M ^c   Abu El Asrar, Ahmed A ^d  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Hydrophobicity; Slime production

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIADHESIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBOPOL 934; CITRATE SODIUM; DISPERSANT; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; HEPARIN; HYALURONIC ACID; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); REAGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS IMPLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROPHOBICITY; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 60649116071     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn533     Document Type: Article

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