Bactericidal effects of silver plus titanium dioxide-coated endotracheal tubes on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Tarquinio, Keiko M ^a   Kothurkar, Nikhil K ^b   Goswami, Dharendra Y ^c   Sanders Jr , Ronald C ^d   Zaritsky, Arno L ^e   LeVine, Ann Marie ^f  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Degussa titanium dioxide; Quantitative culture; Solgel titanium dioxide; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951195077     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s8746     Document Type: Article

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