Biofilms: A challenge to medical science

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-130

  Bose, Seema ^a   Ghosh, Atindra Krishna ^a  

^a Rural Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Indwelling medical devices; Multi drug resistant; Tissue culture plates

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYMER;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL AGGREGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOREIGN BODY INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GINGIVA INFECTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERIAL COATING; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NATIVE TISSUE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79952642788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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