Effect of sub-lethal doses of vancomycin and oxacillin on biofilm formation by vancomycin intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-195

  Mirani, Zulfiqar Ali ^a   Jamil, Nusrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXACILLIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79954505474     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000221     Document Type: Article

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