Efficacy of clarithromycin plus vancomycin in mice with implant-related infection caused by biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 658-661

  Fujimura, Shigeru ^a   Sato, Tetsuro ^b   Kikuchi, Toshiaki ^c   Zaini, Jamal ^c   Gomi, Kazunori ^c   Watanabe, Akira ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Division of Rehabilitation Sendai Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; TITANIUM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; IMPLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349705981     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-009-1366-3     Document Type: Article

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