Detection of biofilm formation in staphylococcus aureus. Does it have a role in treatment of MRSA infections?

Trends in Medical Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-123

  Khan, Fatima ^a   Shukla, Indu ^a   Rizvi, Meher ^a   Mansoor, Tariq ^a   Sharma, S C ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Biofilm; Congo red agar; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; Tissue culture plate; Tube method

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; OFLOXACIN; SPARFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONGO RED AGAR METHOD; DISK DIFFUSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE CULTURE PLATE METHOD; TUBE METHOD;

EID: 80052582478     PISSN: 18193587     EISSN: 21516065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/tmr.2011.116.123     Document Type: Article

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