Biofilms and infections of the upper respiratory tract

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 683-690

  Pintucci, Jean Pierre ^a   Corno, S ^a   Garotta, M ^b  

^a City Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilms; N acetylcysteine (NAC); Upper Respiratory Infections (URI)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADHESION; BACTEROIDES; BIOFILM; CHOLESTEATOMA; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; TONSILLITIS; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77955936850     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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