Acidified nitrite enhances hydrogen peroxide disinfection of Acanthamoeba, bacteria and fungi

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1207-1214

  Heaselgrave, Wayne ^a   Andrew, Peter W ^a   Kilvington, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Advanced Medical Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Contact lens; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACIDIFICATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONIDIUM; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUSARIUM SOLANI; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG SYNERGISM; FUNGI; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SODIUM NITRITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 77953504210     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq075     Document Type: Article

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