Augmentation of antibiotic activity by low-frequency electric and electromagnetic fields examining Staphylococcus aureus in broth media

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 367-377

  Matl, F D ^a   Obermeier, A ^a   Zlotnyk, J ^c   Friess, W ^b   Stemberger, A ^a   Burgkart, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Gentamicin; Implant infection; PEMF; Sinusoidal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BONE; CHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD; ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY; GENTAMICIN; IMPLANT INFECTIONS; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MUELLER; PEMF; SINUSOIDAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79956283427     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20667     Document Type: Article

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