The influence of inhaled corticosteroids and spacer devices on the growth of respiratory pathogenic microorganisms

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-240

  de Vries, Tjalling W ^a   Rottier, Bart L ^b   Visserman, Hylke ^c   Wilffert, Bob ^a   Weel, Jan ^c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Public Health Service of Northern Friesland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLEANING; FUNGUS CULTURE; INHALATION SPACER; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

EID: 62849106325     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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