Effectiveness of honey on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-118

  Alandejani, Talal ^a   Marsan, Joseph ^a   Ferris, Wendy ^a   Slinger, Robert ^a   Chan, Frank ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HONEY; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS; HONEY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67549113784     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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