Gentamicin promotes staphylococcus aureus biofilms on silk suture

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 302-308

  Hess, Donavon J ^a   Henry Stanley, Michelle J ^a   Wells, Carol L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

biofilm; biomass; electron microscopy; gentamicin; Staphylococcus aureus; suture

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; SILK SUTURE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM; BROTH DILUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTURES;

EID: 80052793375     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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