Anti-adhesion and antiproliferative cellulose triacetate membrane for prevention of biomaterial-centred infections associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-168

  Extremina, Clara I ^a,b   Fonseca, A Freitas da ^c   Granja, Pedro L ^b   Fonseca, António P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Antimicrobial agents; Cellulose triacetate; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG SCREENING; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELLULOSE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 72649093658     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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