Cotton textiles modified with citric acid as efficient anti-bacterial agent for prevention of nosocomial infections

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-75

  Vukušić, Sandra Bischof ^a   Grgac, Sandra Flinčec ^a   Budimir, Ana ^b   Kalenić, Smilja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CITRIC ACID; POLYMER; SODIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE MONOHYDRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COTTON; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARBOHYDRATES; CITRIC ACID; COTTON FIBER; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MATERIALS TESTING; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951819529     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.68     Document Type: Article

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