Low concentrations of vancomycin stimulate biofilm formation in some clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1112-1116

  Cargill, James S ^a   Upton, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 73449137255     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.069021     Document Type: Article

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