Effects of chelators (Deferoxamine, deferiprone and deferasirox) on the growth of klebsiella pneumoniae and aeromonas hydrophila isolated from transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients

Hemoglobin

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 352-360

  Chan, Godfrey Chi Fung ^a   Chan, Shing ^a   Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Ha, Shau Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Deferasirox (DFRA); Deferiprone (L1); Desferrioxamine (DFO); Infection; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

DEFERASIROX; DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; YERSINIA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BENZOIC ACIDS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEFEROXAMINE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; IRON OVERLOAD; KINETICS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PREVALENCE; PYRIDONES; THALASSEMIA; TRIAZOLES;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; YERSINIA;

EID: 70350701847     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260903211888     Document Type: Conference Paper

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