Response of Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm to 5 days of moxifloxacin treatment

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-46

  Swidsinski, Alexander ^a   Dörffel, Yvonne ^a   Loening Baucke, Vera ^a   Schilling, Johannes ^a   Mendling, Werner ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Vivantes Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilm; Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Moxifloxacin

Indexed keywords

MOXIFLOXACIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPOBIUM; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTOBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZA COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUINOLINES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651072728     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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