Analysis of quorum sensing-dependent virulence factor production and its relationship with antimicrobial susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory isolates

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1770-1775

  Karatuna, O ^a   Yagci, A ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ELASTASE; IMIPENEM; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PYOCYANINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77955368004     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03177.x     Document Type: Article

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